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Help!!- Stranded In Boise/mt. Home
My left front wheel bearing is shot(nasty noise). I tried to pull the rotor off (with a puller) but it is seized. Has the bad bearing groved the spindle not allowing it to slide off? I've removed the lock nut and washer.
I'm on a road trip from Denver on the way back to Seattle and am stuck in Mt. Home ID. I have a 71T with 89 Carrera front strut assemblies. Any Boise/Mt. Home pelicans that know the best place in Mt. Home for mechanics to pull this rotor off? I was able to get the bearings from an auto parts store here but may need a spindle as well. What would be best parts house in the area to find a spindle? Any replies would be greatly appreciated. I need to be back in Seattle by Tuesday night at the latest. Thanks in advance, Bart |
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01-04-2004, 07:22 PM
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Try these guys. Steve
Steves' Auto Repair 470 North Main Street Mountain Home, ID 83647 208-587-8462 Mouser Auto Repair 1050 Sunset Strip Mountain Home, ID 83647 208-587-7945 Loosli's Quality Automotive Repair 1490 East 12th South Mountain Home, ID 83647 208-587-6966 J T'S Auto Repair Canyon Creek Road Mountain Home, ID 83647 208-587-7228 Cory's Professional Auto Repair 180 South 3rd West Mountain Home, ID 83647 208-587-8714 Auto Metric Foreign Car Service Inc 1703 South Vista Avenue Boise, ID 83705 208-338-8483 Autobon Import Motors 3980 West Chinden Boulevard Garden City, ID 83714 208-342-6035 Boise Foreign Car Service Inc 4709 Emerald Street Boise, ID 83706 208-345-2621 Eurosport Inc 4448 West Chinden Boulevard Garden City, ID 83714 208-323-1450 Hurless Brothers Foreign Car Service 1320 West Main Street Boise, ID 83702 208-385-0200 Schroeder's Automotive 1170 N. 29th Boise, Idaho 83702 Monday-Friday 7:30am to 6pm / Closed Saturdays Ph:208-345-2660 Fax:208-345-4953 |
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Wow, good work. I'll will start calling the first thing in the morning.
Thanks again, Bart |
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Does Leland Pate still live in the Mt. Home area???
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I believe Leland is stationed in Montana now.
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Bearings usually hold together quite a while after they officially "fail." Though it is not a good sign that the spindle is grooved.
If I needed to get back on the road with a quick fix, I would cut/grind the old bearing off, and slap the new one on. . . it's likely going to take any of those Mnt Home mech's a while to find you a replacement spindle. -Also- You may want to time the Seattle weather, to miss the coming snow.
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You said bearings, so you know there is an inner and outer (two). You might be able to temporarily put the new roller sections in between the old races, and get by until you get home.
Island's not kidding about the snow. It may be equivalent to the winter of '96, and we already have over half a foot on the plateau. Good luck.
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Just heard from Lee and he knows of a good wrench in Boise. Directed him to this thread to hope he chimes in!
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Call Red Jones at Motorsports Northwest in Boise.
Sorry, I can't find his number anywhere but it is in the Boise/Mtn Home phonebook. He is the only certified Porsche mechanic in the state. We was the PCA's member of the year in 96 or 97. Great guy. Damn, I wish I was there to help. What are the chances!!!??? I leave and someone needs help. Figures. Best of luck to you, Lee
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try and get a Dremel tool and machine the frozen bearing inner race from the spindle. this may save your spindle.
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01-05-2004, 07:03 PM
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Thanks for all of the replys. We found a good mechanic in Mt. Home at Jims Auto Clinic. The fellow was a ex-aircraft carrier mechanic for the military. He had to apply the heat to the outer bearing's inner race to get the rotor off. Once off, he cleaned up the spindle good enough to get the new bearings on.
That problem solved enough to get home. Now we're stuck in Troutdale along the Columbia River Gorge. The worse driving conditions I've ever seen. They closed I-84 from Hood River to Troutdale right after we went through. After that experience I was done, so we decided to pack it in for the day. Visibility, maybe 100 feet. When a semi went by, about 10 feet, wind gust to 60 mph with snow, scary stuff, oh yeah all on compact snow and ice. I got to the point where I was trying to keep my distance to the guard rail consistant, so I knew I was still on the road. Wonderful trip we're having here, but at least I'm here, which I began to wonder about earlier today. Thanks again for the replys, Bart |
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Glad to hear you made it. Another P-Car success story.
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