03-30-2015 | #21 |
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Re: F-Body wheel bearing installed
Any ideas on rear wheel bearings? Appears advance auto parts doesn't carry them.
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Re: F-Body wheel bearing installed
Rock Auto has SKF, National and AC Delco. I had good luck with National, but I'm not sure they were the same as the ones from Rock Auto.
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Re: F-Body wheel bearing installed
I recently have had a noise sometimes on acceleration usually at lower speeds, but seems to be consistent with speed more so then RPM. Also at a very high rate of speed say 80+ MPH I noticed the car has a horrible vibration that is felt through the chassis.
Usually wheel bearings make a rumbling noise, but on my car it hasn't been that. Almost sounds like something is rubbing occasional metal to metal type contact, but it isn't consistently there. Is it possible I need all 4 wheel bearings?
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Yes it does use the o-ring. I thought that when assembling the hub/bearing to the spindle/knuckle you would use GMS/RTV to create a seal also. For the '84 - '85 as I mentioned I guess maybe the bore/tap and use a threaded plug might be in order. It seems that would simplify the assembly. I'm sure glad you wandered by this evening. Last edited by WVZR-1; 03-30-2015 at 10:19 PM. |
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Re: F-Body wheel bearing installed
And on a side note I plan on cleaning and detailing my z.
My suspension is embarrassingly dirty!
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Re: F-Body wheel bearing installed
In my experience most hubs are now coming from the same factory in China. I have been amused at the number of marking discrepancies, and while running 2 C4's on slicks I must have gone through 40 hubs, of all brands except Moog (next!).
I don't believe there is any difference between F- and Y-body hubs other than the flange threads, and maybe the price. I have heard wheel bearings make a surprising range of noises. First off, some amount of play is normal, I forget the limit value in the FSM for play but it is not zero. Pick wheel off ground and put some ooomph at 3/9 o'clock and again at 12/6. If you get the same play at both, it's the hub. If you have a noise you suspect is a hub, it'll change with speed and with side loading, in other words if you have the noise going straight and/or turning only one direction, it's a hub. An infrared pyrometer will also tell you about your hubs, or a back-of-the hand check (careful what you touch). I actually started to back-date my hubs to the earlier style as they're a lot cheaper without the integral sensor. Haven't done it yet, but it's a spindle and harness (or just connector) change. I'd love to try the oil bath scheme (great idea!) but I really need my ABS - tried an event without it once. Wow. I really thought I never triggered it but turns out I do, at just about every big brake zone. Later, - Jeff
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Re: F-Body wheel bearing installed
Who has tried this bearing? Not sure if it is available. http://hoosierpe.com/tech-info/4th-g...-hub-assembly/
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