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Post by jpele21 on Sept 29, 2013 19:44:40 GMT -5
Hey guys,
I just had the front end up and noticed wheel play in my passenger side front wheel. No weird noise or clunk sounds when driving...but the play is noticeable when I pull on the wheel at 12 and 6 o'clock. Should I be thinking this is wheel bearing issue or is this possible a lower ball joint that lets the movement. I'll investigate further but rain has me stopped for the day.
Thanks in advance.
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Post by bdmontero on Sept 29, 2013 19:52:40 GMT -5
I always use a BIG pry bar and push on them. With the wheels raised grab it at the 3 and 9 position and try and shake it up and down and left and right. Any movement over X amount should be replaced. The wheel bearings need around 120 ft lbs to be set. You then back off to 0 ft lbs. Then torque to 18-20 ft lbs and reinstall the jam nut and two brass screws. Its a lot of work to get to them but well worth the extra effort.
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Post by jpele21 on Sept 29, 2013 22:30:35 GMT -5
Sounds good....I'll work on it this week and get a feel for where the problem sits.
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Post by captainmcjedi on Dec 19, 2013 15:55:56 GMT -5
Hey guys, I just had the front end up and noticed wheel play in my passenger side front wheel. No weird noise or clunk sounds when driving...but the play is noticeable when I pull on the wheel at 12 and 6 o'clock. Should I be thinking this is wheel bearing issue or is this possible a lower ball joint that lets the movement. I'll investigate further but rain has me stopped for the day. Thanks in advance. Hey jpele, Not sure if you ever got this fixed, but I had a similar problem on my 02 MS. I took off the hub cap, removed the dust cap, and out fell my spring-clip that's supposed to hold the axle shaft in place! I could literally pull the CV joint from the inside of the wheel out!! Anyway... re-attached the spring clip in that little groove on the shaft and it was fixed. Made a HUGE difference in handleing... now that my front wheels aren't about to fall off! |
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Post by jpele21 on Dec 21, 2013 16:47:47 GMT -5
hrmmm...i'll have to take a look now
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Post by kriss on Mar 17, 2014 20:00:02 GMT -5
Just had the same issue. I changed the bearings and it fixed the issue. The old bearings had a a lot of play.
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