alot of rumbling ...now it feels like im driving a homies 64 impala bouncing the hydraulics. anyone done a bearing without the press?

 

I've heard of people swapping in an entire new knuckle from a donor that would probably be easier than trying to do the bearing without a press

 

yea i already started looking for some lol

 

No luck with it? My phones dead I gotta text you tomorrow.

 

i replaced the right one with a new bearing (thats where the vibration/humming was coming from) now the noise is reduced a little and i think im gonna have to do the left one now. i noticed the axle nut came loose and the wheel was wobbling when i jacked it up. if that doesnt fix it axles are next. not a big fan of throwing parts on but i cant take the noise/humming anymore

 

it almost feels like its coming from the middle. it cant be the engine or trans. i eliminated the possibility of that. so from the axles to the wheels is where the problem should be

 

It took me about an hour to take out the bearing without a press. IMHO it's really not worth the trouble.

 

yea it was a pain. i torched the lower ball joint bolt and used all types of impact guns. (well only 2 but 300ftlbs of torque wont do it "snap on cordles impact") (USE SOMETHING WITH BIG LEVERAGE) then the wheel speed sensor broke cuz it wouldnt come out. (i had to break it to get the knuckle to a place where i can work on it easier. (THAT WAS THE HARD PART) as far as taking out the bearing and putting the other one in was pretty easy

 

Tie rods are shot maybe?

 

im looking into that now lol
im doin the other bearing next weekend

 

When everything is tightened up down there, which way does the wheel wobble?

If it wobbles like this, they bearing is probably shot:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ybpu...eature=channel

If it wobbles like this, the tie rod is probably shot (fast foward to 1:45):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnNb3...eature=channel

 

well that thing wobbled 360 degrees lol. the axle nut walked off