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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [xj-s] Bad wheel bearings?
In message <85256641.0011DAF9.00@bblnmta.unisys.com> "Peter Cohen" writes: > My '89 has started making a noise, similar to driving over rough blacktop. > The noise is road speed related, not engine speed related (remains with > engine shut off while car is moving). It goes away when steering to the > left, and seems to become slightly less when steering to the right, but > doesn't go away completely. Front left wheelbearing. When you steer to the left, it is loaded a lot less, when you steer to the right it is loaded a lot more than when you go straight ahead. Either way the play that may be in them becomes less of a problem, so the noise becomes less, too. > The car had new front wheel bearings and stub axles less than 12,000 miles > ago (although I said at the time that I was worried about installing > bearings that were made in Slovakia). With the front end jacked up, both > wheels feel the same to spin them, and both wheels seem to have about the > same amount of play when rocked. Wrong. IME, if they have noticeable play they're shot. R + R. It may not have been the country of origin but incorrect installation that killed them. Was the grease seal replaced at the same time ? Were they set up correctly ? Regards, -- Stefan Schulz jaguar@suaviter.demon.co.uk '88 XJ-S V12, UK version
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