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Why do mechanics give the wheels a spin after raising a car for inspection?
Probably a combination of things - as you surmise, it's a good way to check for worn bearings (you may also spot them rocking the wheel up and down or side to side, that's also checking the wheel ...
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How can you change a pressed wheel bearing without a hydraulic press?
There are tools available that can do the job without using a press:
There are many more. The overall theme is the C-clamp like stile of pressing the bearing in and out.
There is an old saying, ...
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Why do mechanics give the wheels a spin after raising a car for inspection?
What exactly are they looking for?
Anything that could be wrong or irregular.
Tire defects
Bent wheel rims
Worn bearings
noisy anything
dragging brakes
health of differential gears
condition of CV ...
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Is it worth replacing the entire clutch assembly when the clutch release bearing fails?
At ~110k on the clock it's quite likely that it's the original clutch, and if so you're going to be significantly closer to the end of the clutch's life than the start.
Given the big labor cost/...
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bearing noise soon after tire replacement?
It might not be the tires so much as the alignment. If the bearing was worn but had "gotten settled" in a particular orientation, it might not have been noisy. Then you changed the alignment and ...
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What are crankshaft bearings and how are they different from camshaft end bearings?
The two primary bearing types found on a crankshaft are roller bearings and plain bearings located on the main journals of a crankshaft.
There are two types of journals on a crankshaft.
Main Journal ...
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Pranged bearing bracket on main driveshaft: can I drive the car?
My options would be to replace the shaft were it sits now. No fun as a "flat back" job but it is not very hard. Or tow it to a repair site. It does not look like it should be driven. A driveshaft that ...
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Pranged bearing bracket on main driveshaft: can I drive the car?
I don't think it's safe/wise to drive 80 miles on that. It needs to be put on a trailer and dragged home at son's expense (some insurances cover towing also, but 80 miles is a bit far. If you have a ...
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bearing noise soon after tire replacement?
I've had this issue with cars fixed at my past shops. The old tires would mask the sound of the wheel bearing starting to go bad. New tires would suddenly make the sound stand out. Old tires can also ...
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Remove and replace a wheel bearings without puller or press?
I've replaced bearings without either a puller or a press, it's perfectly doable, although a bearing insertion set does make things much easier. These are cheap and you can get them off the internet. ...
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bearing noise soon after tire replacement?
This is a bit of a difficult question to answer over the internet because none of us can physically be there to observe the symptoms you're describing. However though, cars are just like any other man ...
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Could one smaller tire on back be the cause for the rear wheel bearing to go out on a subaru outback?
One tire with a months usage more than the other three will not be a cause of any issues. If you have a tire that is substantially different in circumference to the others, that's bad (which is why ...
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What can cause a wheel to fall off/hub to break?
It was untightened lug nuts, period .Unfortunately , I have done that. Miraculously , I can tell about it. Just as your photo ; all my nuts were missing, 2 studs had broken by fatigue. I had a Nissan ...
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Disintegrated differential bearing: can it be blamed for pinion clanking over the ring gear?
In a word: Absolutely.
The bearing you are pointing out is the carrier bearing for the differential, which keeps lateral movement (forward/aft) of the ring gear to a minimum (if not non-existent). If ...
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Throw out bearing, input shaft bearing, or drive shaft support bearing?
Throw out bearings (TOB) usually make noise when only when you press the clutch pedal. The reason for this is, it is the only time it is engaged and actually can make a noise. If you are hearing this ...
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Driving on bad wheel bearing 04 F-150
I agree this sounds more like a brake pad issue than a wheel bearing issue. The main reason is, with a wheel bearing issue, you will feel it more than you'll hear it. When the wheel bearing is bad ...
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Oversize rod bearings question
Realistically, if your rod journals are worn, you'll need to take it to the machine shop to have the crankshaft inspected and reground if it can be done. The machinist (or shop) will then figure out ...
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Oversize rod bearings question
You take the nominal diameter of the existing bearing and using the result of the plastigauge add / subtract to get to the diameter you need, then that gives you the amount of over or undersize ...
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Why do some axle repair bearings have two seals?
Axle repair bearings are used when the surface of the axle is chewed up by the old bearing. The repair bearing moves the location of where the bearing rollers ride to a smooth location on the axle. ...
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Is there a hack to repairing a seized engine?
It will almost definitely be cheaper to buy a reconditioned engine and drop that in than trying to sort out a seized engine. This is because you're going to have to pay for a lot of machining work in ...
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Dust caps for idler pulley bearing?
The "cardboard thing" is just there to keep the bolt in place while in packaging. Discard it as it's not needed. Leave the cap off during installation, then place after everything's together....
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On rebuilding an engine: can anyone define "free spinning the crankshaft"?
This is essentially looking for binding. It has nothing to do with how long it will spin on its own inertia.
As you progress thru the assembly, it should turn with little effort to ensure there is no ...
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Need to change Rod bearings...any tips?
This is just me being anal, but you'd actually be getting undersized bearings not oversized. You really needed to have pulled the engine, checked the crankshaft journals out in order to see if you ...
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Driving on bad wheel bearing 04 F-150
Sounds more like brake pads are worn out. But with the possible safety issues I would agree with the other answer or comment that this should be looked at by someone knowledgeable ASAP.
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Squeeze some extra life out of radiator and condenser fans
I would not try to grease the bearings. Normally a bearing this size is sealed by either a rubber ring (designation suffix 2RS) or a steel sheet ring (designation suffix 2Z), so just slopping some ...
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Back passenger rim heating up after tire change
During the tire change, the mechanic deployed your emergency brake. If you do not use it frequently, the mechanisms which actuate may have rust and corrosion on them. Even if the parking brake lever ...
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What are the long term consequences of not replacing the worn bearing in my A/C compressor?
Not necessarily specific to your car - If the bearing collapses and the pulley falls off, you will loose all drive to the other ancillaries e.g. alternator, water pump, power steering ....
Without ...
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Is there a hack to repairing a seized engine?
for a little background, I am a Kia master tech. Hyundai and Kia are brother sister companies who share mostly the same drive-train components. both companies have had issues with the 2.0 or 2.4 ...
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Back passenger rim heating up after tire change
The most likely thing that will be causing your hot rim is that the brake on that wheel being slightly seized on. The piston in the calliper is probably corroded causing the piston to not retract. ...
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Squeeze some extra life out of radiator and condenser fans
I don't see that there is much you can do about the squeaking.
Unless you can crack open the electric motor housing, there isn't much to disassemble to get at the motor bearing.
eBay says this is ...
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