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Imwithstupid^ Imwithstupid^ is offline
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Join Date: May 2004
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Rear hub replacement

Ok when i bought the car supposedly it had a bad transmission. There was a constant clunking and pedal pulsation. Today the was a lound clunck then a huge grinding metal on metal noise which in repsose i jerked the wheel into the nearest housing developement to take a look. As soon as i made this violent turn it stopped entirely... the sound. There was no more clunking or grinding, just completely smooth acceleration and deceleration.

I finished driving home very happy with my car now being fixed, and i jacked it up and removed all 4 wheels to take a look. Everything seemed fine so i put everything bakc on and went out for another drive. This time and made a lound clunk and grind and it didnt go away. It caused my rear end to lock up and i slid onto the shoulder to a stop. I began to drive away feeling almost as if the emergency brake were locked up and i made it back home. It was less than a mile away so it wasnt too bad. I got home and smoke was pouring out of the rear.

The driver side wheel was completely squatting. I removed the tire only to find that the entire hub had broken loose. This set up is a bit of a mystery to me so i was wondering how i would go about replacing these. Both axels are new on the car, so i assume that they are separate from this hub thing as they did not fix the problem.

What parts will i need to order, and where could i order them from? I will be replacing both of the rear ones, and if the front bearings arent too expensive i would like to replace them as well as all 4 rotors prefferably with cross drilled ones.

Thanks,
Shawn
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Old 05-24-2004, 05:11 PM
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