wheel bearings??
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wheel bearings?? well my car when i brake hard is making a really bad grinding noise in the pasenger side tire, my brkes are brand new and my rotors look fine, when i brake hard and even let go of the brake it will make grinding noise for a little and it will go away, the guy at autozone told me that its my wheel bearings,
do you guys think he is right? and if he do i need any special tools to do this swap...........thanks guys
do you guys think he is right? and if he do i need any special tools to do this swap...........thanks guys
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thanks dude im sure intrested in it i just have to see how im going to end up after i pay my mortgage this month, ill hit you up for it for sure.....do you know if i would be able to change it up with normal tools, or do i have to do something special?
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I also have a perfectly good one that I replaced when it turned out I needed brake pads. The bearing and hub assembly is a sealed unit that dosen't normally go bad. You don't have separate wheel bearings like in older cars. They are very easy to change, just 4 bolts, no greasing, just take the old one off and put the new one on. Just remove the wheel and rotor and it's right there, pretty self-explanatory. But look for a different cause of the noise before you change them.
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yea my dad told me had the same problem he had on his gm but it was the little metal plates that go before the brake pads on the caliper and that was rubbing on the rotor so im taken them off see what happens
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I was having the same problem as you. It turned out it was my rear brake pads. When I went to change them the inner pad had the wear indicator bent backwards. Also had to replace my rotors because of it. I bought my car from the stealership and assume they did it. I wouldnt put anything past them if thats who you bought your car from
