Which parts in the rear of the car are prone to failure?
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Which parts in the rear of the car are prone to failure?
I have a noise coming from the rear of the car and I plan on putting it up on jacks later this week to see if I can find the problem. What parts should I check? I know there is a suspicion it is the wheel bearing but I am sure there are other things that could be giving me troubles.
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Originally Posted by Mindspin311
Yea Im sure it isnt the rear diff since Im sure I havent heard anything, Im guessing it will be able to move if it is broken?
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If the boots get torn the grease gets washed out of the CV joint over time. Then the CV will wear out or seize a bearing in inner cage of the CV. The bearings will get grooved or the bearing cage will crack. Thats when you hear the clunking noises from a CV. It can take months of normal driving with a torn CV boot for this to happen.(thats the delay problem) If the boots are OK don't worry too much about the CV joints, unless you're making tons of power. Bearings will hum and change pitch with speed and in turns.
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Originally Posted by vipers
jack up the car and wiggle the wheel, if there is any slop, you have a bad wheel bearing (works on the front wheels, never tried on the rear)
take off wheel, take off grease cap, take cotter pin out, and castle pin cap and if the grease is good you can just tighten the bearing back up. the key here when you tighten it is only tighten it with the wieght of the wrench. then just replace everyting in the oppistie order, this is only for the front bearings.
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