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Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
Hello again,
I'd like to know if any bearings on front or rear wheels are worn or suspect. How do I go about checking to see if they are still good? I am not familiar with Ford AU Series II vehicles, I use to have a leyland marina that was less complex to work on and much easier to detect worn bearings. Any help on this topic would be welcome. Cheers. |
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Disco Frank |
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the fronts will make a horrid noise when f**k
to check jack the front up safely with axle stands and remove the front wheels spin the hub if it makes a noise replace the wheel bearings are part of the hub you cannot re grease/re pack them them should spin nice and smooth/easy
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bondy99 |
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Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
Thanks for that.
I did notice the bearing hub (the part which has the studs) did move independently a bit from the disc, this is on the passenger's side. On the driver's side it was stationary, could not be moved independently. Is this normal ? Cheers |
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GreenXR6 |
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It's not normal to have movement up and down in a falcon bearing of that time. Another way to check for noise/wear is to jack the car up wheels attached and spin the wheels, place your hand on the base of the strut spring seat and if you feel large vibrations u know ones worn out. There are other tests u can do but if ur still unsure go to a Pedders store they'll sort u out
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bondy99 wrote: Thanks for that. I did notice the bearing hub (the part which has the studs) did move independently a bit from the disc, this is on the passenger's side. On the driver's side it was stationary, could not be moved independently. Is this normal ? Cheers yep they are known as "floating discs"- the wheel keeps them square when in place. |
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bondy99 |
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Age: 65 Posts: 1128 Joined: 13th Sep 2010 Ride: Ford Falcon AU 2000 Series II Location: Crestmead |
Ok, Thanks very much for your assistance.
Cheers |
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lukey1990 |
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Disco Frank wrote: jack the front up safely with axle stands and remove the front wheels spin the hub if it makes a noise replace Another way of checking is to raise the car, position at 12 and 6 on the road wheel and try to rock it.
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