Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 (Denver Mods 7/26/84) 6/24/83; site drutx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!drutx!qwerty From: qwerty@drutx.UUCP (Brian Jones) Newsgroups: net.auto.tech Subject: Re: Toyota problems (wheel bearings) Message-ID: <456@drutx.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 13:13:39 EST Article-I.D.: drutx.456 Posted: Tue Nov 5 13:13:39 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 04:30:31 EST References: <2427@sunybcs.UUCP> <204@ucdavis.UUCP> <2180@amdahl.UUCP> <224@ucdavis.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Denver Lines: 30 > My mistake. I should have been more precise in my answer. > > My reply was meant to apply to the case of the common, ball-bearing, > permanently-lubricated variety of rear wheel bearing. This is the type > in question in the case described, I believe. Roller bearings (the type > usually used on front wheels) will sometimes have a roller break apart > if you wait too long to replace it. The result of this is that the wheel > will look up, and the bearing may very well weld itself to both the spindle > and the hub. I have had this happen to me once while driving down the > freeway, and I would personnally [sic] rather have a front tire blow out than > have a repeat performance of that! > > If you know what bearings are making the noise, and their type, then you > can make a decision about whether or not you should wait to replace them. > If you're in doubt about what is giving the problem, or where it is, it's > better to get it checked into than to get a rather expensive, and possibly > dangerous, surprise. > Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe front bearings are typically taper bearings, while rear bearings are roller bearings. Whenever a bearing starts to make noise, it is subject to catastrophic failure. I have seen a rear axle break due to the heat generated by a bad (noisy) rear bearing. Whenever a bearing starts to make noise, get it fixed. You are playing Russian roulette if you don't. Brian Jones aka {ihnp4,}!drutx!qwerty @ AT&T-IS, Denver -- Brian Jones aka {ihnp4,}!drutx!qwerty @ AT&T-IS, Denver