just finished. Car doesn't make noise anymore! Took about 30 minutes to get it all put back together. I think you're right, it's simple since this is a two wheel drive vehicle.
as for my hidden identity...hmmm...guess I need a new moniker now....maybe I'll go with Aphod Eebblebrox On May 11, 2010, at 1:25 PM, Medic wrote: > > Well my experience is with Subarus, which the Hayne's manual specifically > states "Have a professional do this repair." Perhaps it's because of the AWD > that they advise that? Hayne's is pretty good at not telling you to go to > the mechanic if there's any reasonable expectation you could do it yourself. > Plus with a Subs there's also a control arm type jobbie (that's the > technical term) that can often get bent when the bearning goes and you need > to hook a stethascope up to before you know if it needs to be replaced as > well. > > Good luck though. I truly hope this is a smooth and easy job for you! > > P.S. It looks like your identity isn't so private right now since your last > message came from a personal account. > > On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> well, after figuring out it was going to be a $500.00 job at the >> dealership, I decided to do it myself. Took a vacation day since I never >> use them anyway. Bought the part at O'Reilly's for $149. Bought a $10 axle >> socket and an $8 1/2 extension. I've got the bearing removed now...took >> about 1.5 hours since I'm so out of shape :) >> >> Waiting on the replacement one to get here at 1:30. So far, it's actually >> been a very simple job. >> >> >> >> On May 8, 2010, at 6:09 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote: >> >>> >>> You know the saying, "Once a fiat owner, always a mechanic"...I always >> think it will be an easy job....until I realize how far things have come >> technology wise since my 1981 Fiat Spider. >>> >>> >>> On May 8, 2010, at 5:45 PM, Medic wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Ya, it's something you definitely want to have done at a garage. >>>> >>>> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 5:49 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> tires look fine and they only have around 5k on them . I'm beginning >> to >>>>> lean more towards the bearing. The ABS warning light came on today and >> said >>>>> to have it checked out. Lo and behold, when I looked at the bearing >> online, >>>>> it's a whole assembly with an ABS sensor built into it. >>>>> >>>>> Doesn't look like it will be easy to replace either. Probably will end >> up >>>>> taking it into a repair shop. >>>>> >>>>> On May 8, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I'd guess a bearing or possibly uneven tire wear on the inside of the >>>>>> tire. I've had vibration issues with tires that didn't get rotated >>>>>> enough, looked fine from the outside but the inside was all worn. CV >>>>>> joint usually manifests as a grinding noise when turning rather than a >>>>>> vibration. >>>>>> >>>>>> Judah >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Medic <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sounds like a wheel bearing to me. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> My wife's 2006 uplander has developed a buzzing vibration on the >> left >>>>> front >>>>>>>> wheel. Sounds like a small airplane engine. Happens when you're >> going >>>>>>>> straight or turning right. If you're turning left, the noise is >> much >>>>> less >>>>>>>> noticeable. Is this a CV joint problem? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:318044 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
