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Car Forum / Chevrolet / Chevrolet Malibu / August 2007Front wheel bearings, 2000 'bu
The front left bearing is gone on my 2000 malibu. its only a year old with 25000 km on it. Im thinking the mechanic who installed it screwed up or it was a discount part to begin with. So my question is this: What is a good name brand for front wheel bearings? I kind of want to stick with a higher end part, since I do alot of drving and my car is my lifeline to work. I can do the work myself (much better then the mechanic who installed the original one..) FYI, the bearing is supposed to be torqued at 280 ft/lbs, or it will prematurely fail. One of the places I bought my bearings from told me this, because they had alot of their own bearings that had failed within 3 months of use. Sharky "Sharky" <> wrote in message news: > FYI, the bearing is supposed to be torqued at 280 ft/lbs, or it will > prematurely fail. One of the places I bought my bearings from told me > this, because they had alot of their own bearings that had failed within 3 > months of use. > > Sharky I don't think most do-it-yourself mechanics can come up with a way to torque something 280ftlb. My torque wrench only goes to about 150 ftlb. > "Sharky" <> wrote in message news: > > FYI, the bearing is supposed to be torqued at 280 ft/lbs, or it will [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > something 280ftlb. > My torque wrench only goes to about 150 ftlb. I read somewhere they changed the nut design and it allowed for a smaller torque value than the 280. On asking at the local GM dealer they wouldn't sell the nut separately. I have a torque wrench that has 280ft lbs at the bottom 1/3 of the scale, so that isnt an issue. (I work on jumbo jets for a living). Is it safe to torque the nut with just the transmission in park to counteract it or should I put the tire on and torque thru the hole in the rim, using a large strap wrench I have to hold it in place? > "Sharky" <> wrote in message news: >> FYI, the bearing is supposed to be torqued at 280 ft/lbs, or it will [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > torque something 280ftlb. > My torque wrench only goes to about 150 ftlb. >I have a torque wrench that has 280ft lbs at the bottom 1/3 of the scale, >so that isnt an issue. (I work on jumbo jets for a living). [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] >> torque something 280ftlb. >> My torque wrench only goes to about 150 ftlb. I don't know how much torque the parking pawl can take but the risk of having to repair it would make me use the wheel and suitable restraint. Suitable blocking and the brake might hold it easier than a strap wrench. Don Young Is that a dry torque or a lubricated torque? > FYI, the bearing is supposed to be torqued at 280 ft/lbs, or it will > prematurely fail. One of the places I bought my bearings from told me > this, because they had alot of their own bearings that had failed within 3 > months of use. > > Sharky |
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