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bmxwayne
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May 25, 2009, 6:46 PM
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1991 ford tempo gl 4cyl front wheel drive automatic transmission
I just replaced the right front hub bearing almost two months ago and it has already worn out to the point that i can wobble the tire about two to three inches i bought the car used and the guy i bought it from told me he had this same problem and had fixed it before i was wondering what could cause this problem i know the alignment is slightly off but it is close enough that the car drives straight help with this will be much appreciated as this is the only car i have
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Hammer Time
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May 26, 2009, 5:44 AM
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Re: front hub bearing
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Try putting a good strong impact gun on the center nut. I'm willing to bet it was just never tight enough and the races are separating.
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Sidom
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May 26, 2009, 3:10 PM
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I would have to go along with Hammer that it might not of been torqued correctly the 1st time to come loose this quick.
I would be a little leary to just tighten it up if it's been wobbling 2 to 3 inches & you've been driving it. The new bearing could already be damaged. If it had a bad hub that didn't get replaced the 1st time around, then it's gonna have to come apart again, sooner or later...... Sooner is at your choice.....later is when it happens.... where ever it happens....
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May 26, 2009, 4:28 PM
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well here is the thing the hub bearing on this car is a sealed unit that is pressed on to the hub and into the steering knuckle
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bmxwayne
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May 26, 2009, 4:31 PM
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the previous post by guest is me i just forgot to login
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Hammer Time
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No it isn't. The outer hub is one piece but the inner is 2 piece and if it's not torqued properly, the inner race will separate. Trust me, put a gun to it and see if you play disappears.
If it does, you can drive the vehicle to see if there is any growling. if there is none, I think you can trust the bearing. they usually don't get damaged when this happens unless it has been driven a really long time.
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bmxwayne
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May 26, 2009, 5:48 PM
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thanks for the help i will have to see if i can borrow an impact and socket would an electric half inch drive have enough torque
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bmxwayne
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May 28, 2009, 5:00 PM
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i borrowed a torque wrench and tightened it to 205 ft/lbs and it seems to be fine now i have to replace the other side
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