Car making weird noise

[belber095]

i posted this in my build thread, but i figured it'd get a little more attention here.

alright, so today i was driving to school and noticed a really weird sound. it sounds almost like a rubbing sound? and the floor vibrates/rattles while it makes it. it's stronger towards the pedals too. any idea what going on? it happens when i'm rolling, turning, or on the throttle, but it stops completely when i brake. i know i gotta grease my bearings, so could that be what's making that?

 

[KillNThrill24]

Ehhh I'm thinkin wheel bearing

 

[belber095]

does it matter if i just do one of em or should i do em all?

 

[RichV]

If it's the fronts, which it probably is, they are not technicaly serviceable. I know some will argue, but they are just designed to be replaced with new spindle/hub you get from a parts store. I haven't had to get one yet, but understand they are not too cheap.

You can do one, but you know murphy is just lookin' for that.

 

[belber095]

yeah, pepboys says 50 bucks per.
any way i can make sure it is the bearings before i go and spend 200 bucks on em?

 

[RichV]

$50 per what?

If it's only 50, that's cheap. I thought they were in the $150 range for each spindle w/hub. You only need 2 if it's the spindle.

http://www.latemodelrestoration.com/item/LRS-3105APR

 

[vermilion]

X/h-pipe ? Check the clearance from crossmember and floor board lip.


Sent by smoke signals

 

[belber095]

X/h-pipe ? Check the clearance from crossmember and floor board lip.


Sent by smoke signals

y pipe ;p
and i did. nothings rattling. it feels like it's coming from the axle which is why i think it's the wheel bearings.

 

[BigBore96]

y pipe ;p
and i did. nothings rattling. it feels like it's coming from the axle which is why i think it's the wheel bearings.

Do a standard wheel bearing test. Bad wheel bearings can generally be felt by hand with the front end off the ground.

 

[CC'S95GT]

Do a standard wheel bearing test. Bad wheel bearings can generally be felt by hand with the front end off the ground.

AGREED. you might be able to feel it better if you remove the wheel and turn the hub by hand.

 

[Cpotts13]

Do a standard wheel bearing test. Bad wheel bearings can generally be felt by hand with the front end off the ground.

grab the wheel ( while the cars lifted) at 10 and 2 position and wiggle it back and forth. if it wiggles theyre shot.

 

[belber095]

Thanks guys. I'll see what I can do when I get home today.

tapatalkin'

 

[KillNThrill24]

Is up and down also the wheel bearing? Or is that something different?

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[CC'S95GT]

Is up and down also the wheel bearing? Or is that something different?

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that's how you test ball joints

 

[KillNThrill24]

So what your saying is if I can wiggle the wheel side to side, AND up and down, then I've got tons of work to do lmao....

 

[CC'S95GT]

IMO, usually slop back and forth means tie rod ends, up and down is ball joints, and is you feel a roughness when you rotate the tire/hub is bad bearings.

 

[KillNThrill24]

Good to know man. I didn't think of it that way, but if you really think about it, the wheel bearing makes tons of noise when it's spinning. So really it makes sense. But yeah I can wiggle up, down, left, right, high, low, green, blue, red, doesn't matter it wiggles lmao. Thanks man. And Belberius! Keep that info in mind when you check out your car