Aqualoo

Hit a curb few weeks ago with the pass side rear tire and had a squeaking noise coming from that area after while driving. Took the wheel off and the rotor would wobble as it spun so I figured it was the bearing. Bought the assembly and installed it, put the wheel back on and (on jack stands) it doesn't spin! With the wheel off it spin though.. and it's still wobbling. I'm not sure what's going on I need help...

derekguzz

The bearing may be too tight.

Aqualoo

The axle nut?

derekguzz

Sorry I forgot the vette bearings are a whole unit. its a little confusing what is going on.

You hit a curb and checked whats going on. You have a bent rotor? or bearing..

Aqualoo

The rotor wobbles and so does the hub it appears, even after replacing the entire hub assembly.. but when I put the wheel on it doesn't spin at all. Like it's locked up.

leesvet

spindle shaft is bent. oppps.

Aqualoo

And that would cause the wheel to lock up? I've already thrown $115 at it for the hub so I want to be sure this time.

96GS#007

Got it in neutral? Parking brake off? Nonetheless, I agree with leesvet...probably bent the spindle shaft. Must have really nailed that curb. In fact if you hit it that hard, the wheel is likely fubar'ed as well.

leesvet

well, stay off the curbs then !

96GS#007

tehcarguy

I thought the rear wheels aren't supposed to spin freely because of the type of rear end in these cars..

RollaMo-LT4

If the car is on jack stands with both rear wheels off the ground and transmission in neutral, you should be able to turn either of the two rear wheels.

jaa1992

In my 92 6sp with the e-brake gone (I took it off) and trans in neutral, wheel off the ground I certainly can turn the hub or wheel

JrRifleCoach

You've done something wrong when assembling the hub.

Time to take it apart and inspect.

Robert Thomas

Get both tires off the ground and try it. Positraction.

1991ZR1

The new hub and bearing cannot wobble unless the whole knuckle is wobbling so that's the first thing to check. If the knuckle does not wobble, either the rotor or the tire/wheel is binding on something. It seems unlikely that the rotor was bent, but if it was, the wheel clamping the rotor to the hub would keep it from spinning because the bent rotor would be pushing on the caliper. Check to see if the tire/wheel is binding against anything.

If the hub and knuckle do wobble, check the spindle behind the knuckle, toe in adjustment hardware, u-joint and half shaft for damage. That wobbling could cause the tire/wheel to bind on something.

Looks like I just said to check everything except the wheel which could also be bent, but you see wobbling without the wheel. There could be more than one thing bent or broken.

96GS#007

There is more to this story than is being told. You don't simply back into or bump a curb and destroy that many parts.

Aqualoo

Parking brake is off and has been set and released 3 times.. I called the local shop(Corvette Center in Colorado Springs) and they agreed it COULD be a bent spindle, but highly suggested I looked further into the parking brake.

Simple mistake on ice..I've never owned a Vette and I've never been in a winter since I was born and raised in Florida.

Both tires off the ground, driver side spins.. passenger doesn't.(With wheels installed)

I checked and there are no markings on the inside of the wheel or on the caliper or anything else that I could see that would indicate this. What you mentioned about the rotor kinda made me think while messing with it again today.. I pulled the spare out and put that on the car with the same results.. doesn't spin. I put the car in neutral and I guess there was still enough fluid moving in the torque converter with the wheels off the ground that as soon as I loosened up the last lug nut the wheel began to spin freely again on its own. I'm hoping this sheds light on something that stands out to one of you.