Rear ended/ pushed.
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Rear ended/ pushed.
Had a lifted truck behind me in a turning lane push me a bit while waiting to turn. Its a congested area and we were already sitting there about 5-7 minutes and when the car in front was able to turn the guy behind me didn't see/ forgot I was in front of him and ended up hitting me. First instinct was grabbed the e brake and hit the brakes and after about 30 seconds he finally stopped and we ended up swapping info. He admitted fault and I get accidents happen. His insurnace has already said they are admitting fault. Only issue I am running into currently is when he was pushing the car maybe a foot with the E brake and my foot on the brake could that cause wheel bearing damage? I've noticed a slight squeak while driving. Very faint, but it is hard to hear over the long tubes and cam. Can I bring this up and seek additional damages once I get the car up and check to see if in fact they are bad? Car has 44k miles 01 Z06. Any tips on countering the repair bill? I really don't want to get a lawyer involved.
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He did not hurt your hub bearing. If it had an issue it was not cause buy pushing you.
More than likely it is just brake pad noise. You could have a wear indicator just starting with that kind of mileage or one of the pads are just a bit lose. They can vibrate to create squeak. If you have changed pads and went more aggressive they can squeak too.
But pushing you on your e brake is not going to damage your hub bearing.
More than likely it is just brake pad noise. You could have a wear indicator just starting with that kind of mileage or one of the pads are just a bit lose. They can vibrate to create squeak. If you have changed pads and went more aggressive they can squeak too.
But pushing you on your e brake is not going to damage your hub bearing.
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Can't hurt to bring your concerns up to the repair facility, but I doubt the wheel bearings are damaged. Sorry to hear about the accident and hope you get the car fixed up like it was new.
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I feel your pain. Almost got plowed over recently by one of those lifted trucks. When I laid on the horn, he got all pissy like it was my fault. Just like back in the day when I rode motorcycles...drive like they don't see us.
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Just noticed my tail light is cracked in half too. I work overnights and have been putting this off for about 3 weeks because I’ve got a lot going on right now and just don’t want to deal with another headache.
