Yeah... When my wheel bearing went it looked pretty bad when I pulled it out. There were bearings popping out, the cage looked more like a oval than a circle. It was making a noise that sounded like the axle was going to seize up and send the car spinning...
Have you pulled the wheel bearing out to make sure its in alright condition? Also make sure the wheels are aligned if they aren�t already and check the steering gear. -James -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:membersozdat_owner@;datascribe.com.au] On Behalf Of E Smith Sent: Friday, 25 October 2002 4:53 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: wheel bearing adjustment Speaking of wheel bearings, I just purchased an 86 IRS Gazelle and it was driven 100 km's to my house. The driver complained of a noise in the front and a constant scraping sound, "the wheeel bearings need adjusting. After paying him for the car I jacked the front wheel up and immediatly the bottom of the wheel moved about 100mm towards the car centre with the weight off it. When the wheel was removed the outer bearing had gone completly and the axle nut was fused to the axle. The inner bearing still had some resemblance of structure but the front was all gone. Cheers, Feral Errol <http://www.datrats.com.au/> P.S. He was doing 100 kph on the ring road as well for about 25 km's!!!!! --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/membersozdat@;datascribe.com.au/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
