Can't spin rear wheels when jacked up/grinding noise- wheel bearings?
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I have an 04 Civic LX sedan that I bought from a friend. It's had a grinding noise from the back right side while braking since I bought it that I was initially told was the motor mount. The last time I brought it to my mechanic, he told me that the wheel bearing needed replacing.
I'm going to jack the car up tomorrow and try to spin the wheels in neutral to see if I hear anything. If one is in fact bad, can I just buy an OEM bearing and bring the hub assembly to auto zone of jiffy lube and have them swap them, or do I have to buy a new hub assembly if the bearing is bad?
The car also has a humming noise the faster I go, which also tells me that at leat one bearing as bad.
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I'm going to jack the car up tomorrow and try to spin the wheels in neutral to see if I hear anything. If one is in fact bad, can I just buy an OEM bearing and bring the hub assembly to auto zone of jiffy lube and have them swap them, or do I have to buy a new hub assembly if the bearing is bad?
The car also has a humming noise the faster I go, which also tells me that at leat one bearing as bad.
Thanks for any help.
Last edited by lx04le; 07-03-2014 at 12:24 AM.
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Re: Can't spin rear wheels when jacked up/grinding noise- wheel bearings?
If a rear wheel bearing is bad, you purchase a hub. The new hub comes with the bearing and seal already assembled. You should get a mew locknut too.
If a front one is bad, you buy a bearing and have it pressed in. And a new axle nut.
Plus a wheel alignment.
If a bearing, front or rear, is now SO BAD that it's making something (brakes?) grind, there may be more than just a bearing/hub needed.
HTH
If a front one is bad, you buy a bearing and have it pressed in. And a new axle nut.
Plus a wheel alignment.
If a bearing, front or rear, is now SO BAD that it's making something (brakes?) grind, there may be more than just a bearing/hub needed.
HTH
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If a rear wheel bearing is bad, you purchase a hub. The new hub comes with the bearing and seal already assembled. You should get a mew locknut too.
If a front one is bad, you buy a bearing and have it pressed in. And a new axle nut.
Plus a wheel alignment.
If a bearing, front or rear, is now SO BAD that it's making something (brakes?) grind, there may be more than just a bearing/hub needed.
HTH
If a front one is bad, you buy a bearing and have it pressed in. And a new axle nut.
Plus a wheel alignment.
If a bearing, front or rear, is now SO BAD that it's making something (brakes?) grind, there may be more than just a bearing/hub needed.
HTH
That doesn't seem like wheel bearings to me but again i'm no expert. Any ideas?
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Re: Can't spin rear wheels when jacked up/grinding noise- wheel bearings?
Brake shoe drag? Not unusual....Take the wheel off, take the brake drum off, then spin the hub by hand. You should be able to hear and feel if the bearing is bad.
You might pull both drums off....You needed to look at the brake shoes anyway since you said it grinds while braking.
The sealed bearings don't normally seem to develop play until long after the roaring airplane noise has been ignored for a long time.
You might pull both drums off....You needed to look at the brake shoes anyway since you said it grinds while braking.
The sealed bearings don't normally seem to develop play until long after the roaring airplane noise has been ignored for a long time.
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