I did it...I messed up my wheel bearings!!! I think.
02-08-10, 08:27 PM
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I did it...I messed up my wheel bearings!!! I think.
After 5 hrs of prying, twisting, yelling and grinding...I now have officially joined the LS400 brake upgrade club.
Proud to be a member.
Saturday is when this went down; however, Sunday I doubted my work, no reason to at all, but never bad to inspect after such a job. So I jack up the car on the driver side, pull the wheel off, turn the steering wheel like a dummy, and now I am truly day to day grinding. Every time I turn to the left, mild to slight grind. Oh and on the high way, loud humming noise coming from the passenger wheel, which to be honest has never been the same since I let a shop change out the oem bearings after my ball joint fall out.
So here I am now happy as heck with the new brakes, oh btw both my slide pins were seized and I was getting a really bad uneven wear on the pads, but now stuck with something else to repair.
So anyone with an opinion please chime in:
Should I look into replacing the bearings at a shop, who I know will ask questions about the grinded down bolt, which is around $40 for the bearings. Or should I look in to replacing the whole hub spindle? New or Used?
1998 GS400
180,000 fun miles
Proud to be a member.
Saturday is when this went down; however, Sunday I doubted my work, no reason to at all, but never bad to inspect after such a job. So I jack up the car on the driver side, pull the wheel off, turn the steering wheel like a dummy, and now I am truly day to day grinding. Every time I turn to the left, mild to slight grind. Oh and on the high way, loud humming noise coming from the passenger wheel, which to be honest has never been the same since I let a shop change out the oem bearings after my ball joint fall out.
So here I am now happy as heck with the new brakes, oh btw both my slide pins were seized and I was getting a really bad uneven wear on the pads, but now stuck with something else to repair.
So anyone with an opinion please chime in:
Should I look into replacing the bearings at a shop, who I know will ask questions about the grinded down bolt, which is around $40 for the bearings. Or should I look in to replacing the whole hub spindle? New or Used?
1998 GS400
180,000 fun miles
03-03-10, 02:25 PM
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well i had a shop start it thought they had a press when i came to pick them up they had been pounding it out with a hammer and chisel screwed up the knuckle i was so pissed at them i told the idiot off... now i have to do the rear it went toltaly out wheel was shaking back and forth found timken bearings for 75 auto zone wanted 130 for one doing both for 160 doesn't make much sense to do one for 30 bucks less than one the only down fall is i have to wait for the parts tru the mail.
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