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horrified... question... ive found small ball bearings around the driveway and under my car port. they are polished steel, about 3/16" around. what are they from? is my rear end disintegrating? or could it simply be my jack? (only used 3 times tho) im worried its bearing seal somewhere, though i dont see any puddles... plus i only have car stuff in my car port, so i duno what it could be...
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thanks for any responses ahead of time...
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thanks for any responses ahead of time...
Last edited by rabbit320; Oct 12, 2010 at 03:19 AM. Reason: its 420! am...
Don't panic. First of all, do these cars or even a floor jack have such bearings in them? I'm not sure but I don't think so. Only thing you can do is check your car for obvious damage like leaks. Then, drive it, listen for sounds. If you're dropping bearings out of something you'll find out about it soon enough...
I was going to suggest your steering box, but that's stupid since rack & pinion don't have bearings in them like that, do they?
I can't think of anything that would be "leaking" bearings on a car like this. What a strange problem.
I can't think of anything that would be "leaking" bearings on a car like this. What a strange problem.
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I dont think theyre from the car. Im not sure if our cars even have bearings like that, but if they do, I dont think they could come out without making a mess and doing serious damage. In other words, I think you would know it if they were from the car.
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slingshots... ill kill em. jacks, dont think so, muffler bearings? what? lol, i dont think rack and pinions do, i got no torque wrench...
thanks all, im still narrowing, it could not even be from my car, but in my car port is only my car and car stuff...
thanks all, im still narrowing, it could not even be from my car, but in my car port is only my car and car stuff...
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doubt its from the car......but there is a ring on the steering column that has bearings in it(you'd know if that broke, your steering wheel would wiggle) and also i cant remember if they're needle bearings or ball bearings but your throw out bearing(release bearing). and for gee whiz info, there is one signle ball bearing on the back of the hvac control
