Oregon and Washington BS thread

This. Could also put a pen on the drive shaft and as it spins mark up the shaft, have your kid or wife do one full tire rotation, count how many lines you have.

 

Hey guys,

As I was cruising down the road today going about 30 MPH I noticed my truck and steering wheel started to slowly pull towards the driver side. As I correct the pull by steering towards passenger side I heard + felt a slight clunk and a low humming noise started to occur as the tires rotate. As the humming occurs I can feel a slight vibration on the steering wheel. I think to myself "Fuck, what now?!" I pull into a mini shopping center parking lot and inspect everything underneath my truck - cv joints, steering rack, lower ball joints, upper ball joints, u-joints, etc. Nothing. I thought it had something to do with me being low on power steering fluid so I top it off and drove through the neighborhood - same issue.

So I got back home, jacked up the front of my truck and discovered this:

http://vid63.photobucket.com/albums/h124/JoeSaechao02/Random/VID_20160406_194654100.mp4

My assumption is wheel bearing went bad. I've never personally dealt with a bad wheel bearing before other than what I read on the internet so I don't know what the symptoms are.

If it is indeed a bad wheel bearing, is it still safe to drive? I need to go to Portland in the morning

EDIT:

How do I get the video to show up and not a link?

 

you are such a beef cake Saechao. how many people can shake an entire tire?

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-ive-done-the-work-you-save-the-money.288282/

 

Wheel bearings for sure. If you do them yourself and don't buy the Kit linked above, make sure you pack them with grease! They only come with light shipping grease. Guys swap them and then complain when they fail again in 25K miles. It's amazing they last that long with no lube!

 

who uses lube sparingly?

 

Koyo. Also your mom.

 

HAHAHAHA! Takes real brute strength I tell ya. Yeah, I was just looking at his kit but he seems to be backed up. There was another member selling too but cannot find his thread.

I figure it was the wheel bearing. I might as well swap both of them out and I DO NOT plan on doing it myself. Is it still safe to drive at high speeds of up to 60mph through the mean highways of Beaverton/Portland via Hwy 26/I-84? I don't want any potential hazardous situations to occur.

 

Logan, I apologize for not thanking you. Thank you for confirming that it is, indeed, the wheel bearing.

And you too, Cody

 

I'll look for the other guy.
If you need a band replacing I normally am off around 430 and off work for/Sat

 

I changed mine out at 50K miles because I saw so many failures over the years. They were fine. I also changed them with nothing but a block of wood and a sledgehammer. Some guys claim you need a 25ton press, but I found brute force and ignorance an apt substitute. The ones linked above already pressed in would be the way to go however, much easier to change!

 

@JoeTacoma02
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-complete-save-custom-built-available.288055/

 

A band? You going to play an instrument while I attempt to change it? Haha no, I'll leave it to a shop. This is out of my league. I found the other seller/vendor. First, I'll have to call the shop tomorrow to see if they're willing to use 3rd party product.

Yeah, I've read about it but never personally dealt with it. I'm not willing to tackle it myself so I'll leave it up to a shop. Did you replace all your bearings or just the fronts? Wondering if I should replace my rears also (Not sure of the symptoms).

Oh, and I just hit 119,000 miles too. I think I'm sitting at 119,010 or something like that. I'm sure that played a factor.

 

Thanks broski My reply was too slow for you.

 

i definitely meant hand, but i will play music for you as well. you sure? i haven't seen a video but i imagine you take off wheel, caliper, rotors, an then undo a bolt or two and wala?

^_^

 

I wouldn't worry about the rears yet, unless you just want to change them for piece of mind. If you can change a tire, you can change the front wheel bearings. Take off the tire, take two bolts out of the caliper and slide brakes off, take four bolts out of the hub, smack it with a hammer, and then slide the new one on. The complete bearing/hub assembly makes life easy. It would take a shop less than an hour to do, and I bet they charge almost a grand to do it. I could be wrong, call around and get a quote.

 

Does anyone around Fall City have a portable bandsaw. I need to readjust The OAL

 

So with the kit from both vendors on TW, it's just "plug and play", correct? I was looking a video and you both are correct: It looks pretty basic. For some reason I thought more was involved such as removing the spindle + lower ball joint and whatnot. My only concern now is should I purchase of said vendor here on TW or go through dealership.

Here's the said video. Not sure what he's doing at the 3:15 mark. Looks like he's just pressing the old ones out to reuse the bolt? As with my case, if I were to go with either vendor, I wouldn't need to (right?).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c17YAsJFBwk

 

If you still don't want to do it I'll charge half the labor anyone else will lol

 

After watching the video I am more confident that I, along with maybe you, am more than capable of tackling this little maintenance Hell, I re-did my front suspension a few summers ago. Rebuilt my UCAs with new bushings and uni-balls too. I was a proud pup. Pressing the uni-balls in without proper tools was a pita! Mechanically, I am not the most proficient guy but if you're willing to deal with me I may consider not having a shop do it