by "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
Published 10/26/2017 at 00:06
by "shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
Published 10/26/2017 at 00:06
Tags: My wife says I look like a Spaceball Asshole when I wear my helmet. She’s right.
STARS: 1
For like the dozenth time in the last two months, I’ve had to take a steering knuckle off the RallyMetro. This is the one my buddy pressed a new bearing into for me, but something is wrong with it. The hub has all kinds of slop in it.
I can’t sleep. I have to spend the entire day at my school district’s office tomorrow. They’re making huge structural changes to the middle school program, and it has become abundantly clear that the powers that be don’t have the first friggen clue how any of it is actually supposed to work.
Ugh.
"Chariotoflove" (chariotoflove)
10/26/2017 at 00:13, STARS: 1
You need your sleep to combat administrative assholery. Good luck, Pal.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
10/26/2017 at 00:18, STARS: 5
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/26/2017 at 00:33, STARS: 1
Exactly!
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
10/26/2017 at 00:36, STARS: 0
Cheap bearing? Botched press job?
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/26/2017 at 06:12, STARS: 1
I do. Thanks!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/26/2017 at 07:11, STARS: 1
Not a cheap bearing, it and the grease seals were $50. Something must be wrong with the install. I didn’t even get to the point of putting a wheel on it before figuring out something was not right.
I had the driver’s side bearing done at a shop before the Gambler. By the end of the weekend, the passenger side bearing was HOWLING. When I was working on putting this one back together a couple weeks ago, I found the one the shop did was really loose as well. I took that one back to the shop. My guy found that the inner race worked its way loose (he fixed it no charge).
I don’t know. I wonder if the design of it is wonky and making things difficult? My mechanic is a super stand up dude with decades of experience, and my buddy who did the other one is the same sort of guy. I haven’t even told him yet, because I know he’s going to beat himself up over it.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
10/26/2017 at 07:18, STARS: 0
Spaceballs and army of darkness are my favorite movies.
"RacinBob" (racinbob)
10/26/2017 at 08:21, STARS: 0
My first guess is the hub is broken. My reservation with that diagnosis is usually the break is behind the flange if it fails like Honda Hubs do. All you can do is press a new bearing into it and see what’s up.
"RacinBob" (racinbob)
10/26/2017 at 08:23, STARS: 0
I read the rest of the post, as you haven’t driven on it, never mind my comment. good luck.
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
10/26/2017 at 08:29, STARS: 0
Wheel bearings are a bitch. I did my rear left earlier this year, had a washer made up to fit the OD of the bearing so I could leave the trailing arm on. Couldn’t move the hub with my hand at all once the bearing was in, but in corners I could hear the caliper bracket rubbing the rotor. I just said fuck it. Now the front right is doing the same thing. The weird thing is they don’t make any howling. If it wasn’t for the flex you’d never know.
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
10/26/2017 at 09:24, STARS: 0
On the plus side, at least all the parts on this car are tiny and light and easy to remove repeatedly?
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/26/2017 at 10:19, STARS: 0
Thanks!
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/26/2017 at 10:20, STARS: 0
I haven’t seen Army of Darkness, but I love Spaceballs. Just watched it again last week.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/26/2017 at 10:20, STARS: 0
This is true!
"Wacko" (wacko--)
10/26/2017 at 10:30, STARS: 1
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
10/26/2017 at 10:35, STARS: 0
Hm. Yeah, I didn’t take you for one to cheap out on important parts like that. I kinda felt bad doubting your buddy’s work, too. Maybe it’s a factory fluke that resulted in a bad batch of bearings? Who knows.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/26/2017 at 10:43, STARS: 1
I’m going to give this wheel bearing one more chance. After that, I’m just going to drive it until the wheels literally fall off. Then I’ll junk it.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/26/2017 at 10:49, STARS: 1
Maybe, but the bearings were bought in different places at different times in different stores. I’m thinking he missed something, but I’m not upset or anything. I just feel bad having to go back to him and being all, “Hey, that bunch of work you did work you did in exchange for a bottle of vodka ... can you do it again?”
"diplodicus" (diplodicus)
10/26/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 0
I’m thinking of getting something like this. https://www.amazon.com/23-Piece-Bearing-Adapters-Replacement-Installer/dp/B01FLVOAZI/ref=pd_day0_263_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=NPEJ5Q9FAEE4J025QAEM&dpID=51Q4K0iCgsL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=detail I swear when I looked at those before doing my rear one they were like $2-300.
Having one of these as well would make bearings a breeze.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/26/2017 at 13:54, STARS: 0
The bearing press is tempting. If this keeps happening, I may need that.
The knockout tool is SWEET!
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
10/26/2017 at 14:21, STARS: 0
There are literally no 2-man jobs on the car, hell, you can even pull the engine without a hoist.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
10/26/2017 at 14:24, STARS: 1
Yeah, you really can. The first time I started working on it, literally every time I opened something up or pulled something apart, I exclaimed, “That’s adorable!”