Front noise... bearings?
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Racer
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Front noise... bearings?
Guys, I hear a bad noise when I drive the car, like a rolling noise, and especially when I turn right the noise increases! I think I have to replace bearings... car has 80k... any suggestion?
Burning Brakes
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From: Ontario
I assume you are talking about a 74 Corvette but these instructions are pretty general. If you have a floor jack and some hand tools you can do it yourself .
Remove the wheel, remove the calliper and tie it up so it's not hanging by the hose , remove the calliper bracket from the spindle if necessary, if the rotor has been off the hub before mark the location by marking a stud and the position of the rotor on the hub . If the rotor is not loose on the hub just leave it on the hub. Pull the cap off the outside of the hub and you will be looking at a big nut with a cotter pin through it , remove the cotter pin and the nut and the hub will pull straight off .
The outside bearing will fall out but you will have to push the inner one out with a big punch and a hammer . The seal in back is holding it in the hub. Once it is apart you can wash the bearings and the bearing races in the hub to inspect them . You will probably ruin the back seal taking it apart but they are cheap and available at any parts house .
The bearings and the races have a # on them and they will be available at any parts house also .
Bill
Remove the wheel, remove the calliper and tie it up so it's not hanging by the hose , remove the calliper bracket from the spindle if necessary, if the rotor has been off the hub before mark the location by marking a stud and the position of the rotor on the hub . If the rotor is not loose on the hub just leave it on the hub. Pull the cap off the outside of the hub and you will be looking at a big nut with a cotter pin through it , remove the cotter pin and the nut and the hub will pull straight off .
The outside bearing will fall out but you will have to push the inner one out with a big punch and a hammer . The seal in back is holding it in the hub. Once it is apart you can wash the bearings and the bearing races in the hub to inspect them . You will probably ruin the back seal taking it apart but they are cheap and available at any parts house .
The bearings and the races have a # on them and they will be available at any parts house also .
Bill
Thread Starter
Racer
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 471
Likes: 3
I assume you are talking about a 74 Corvette but these instructions are pretty general. If you have a floor jack and some hand tools you can do it yourself .
Remove the wheel, remove the calliper and tie it up so it's not hanging by the hose , remove the calliper bracket from the spindle if necessary, if the rotor has been off the hub before mark the location by marking a stud and the position of the rotor on the hub . If the rotor is not loose on the hub just leave it on the hub. Pull the cap off the outside of the hub and you will be looking at a big nut with a cotter pin through it , remove the cotter pin and the nut and the hub will pull straight off .
The outside bearing will fall out but you will have to push the inner one out with a big punch and a hammer . The seal in back is holding it in the hub. Once it is apart you can wash the bearings and the bearing races in the hub to inspect them . You will probably ruin the back seal taking it apart but they are cheap and available at any parts house .
The bearings and the races have a # on them and they will be available at any parts house also .
Bill
Remove the wheel, remove the calliper and tie it up so it's not hanging by the hose , remove the calliper bracket from the spindle if necessary, if the rotor has been off the hub before mark the location by marking a stud and the position of the rotor on the hub . If the rotor is not loose on the hub just leave it on the hub. Pull the cap off the outside of the hub and you will be looking at a big nut with a cotter pin through it , remove the cotter pin and the nut and the hub will pull straight off .
The outside bearing will fall out but you will have to push the inner one out with a big punch and a hammer . The seal in back is holding it in the hub. Once it is apart you can wash the bearings and the bearing races in the hub to inspect them . You will probably ruin the back seal taking it apart but they are cheap and available at any parts house .
The bearings and the races have a # on them and they will be available at any parts house also .
Bill
