[T3] Rear bearings ?

[Mike Fisher]

#5770 for the socket


On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 1:34 PM, Mike Fisher <fisherfarms at gmail.com> wrote:

> I just bought the EMPI 5748 axle nut tool.  They also sell the 36mm 1/2"
> drive socket.
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> On Sat, Aug 10, 2013 at 11:40 AM, J. Jonik <j_jonik at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Re/  71 Std FI Sqbk
>>
>>  While driving, out of the blue came a fairly loudish scraping-grinding
>> noise, from a rear wheel area.  It didn't change when braking.   Coming
>> home later, the noise wasn't there...but it returned the next day. It
>> wasn't as loud as when it first started.
>>
>> I jacked up the car and just spun the wheel, forward and backward. There
>> was no noise then.
>>
>> I took off the brake drum and found nothing odd in the brakes. All
>> intact.  And there's no in and out wobble play.
>>
>> So, next step will be to check the bearings, but I still haven't managed
>> to find or borrow a big enough socket to get the big nut off...and I'd
>> rather not do the old hammer and dull chisel method if I can avoid it.
>>
>> Question:  Does this sound like bearing trouble?  What other
>> possibilities?  And, if it's the bearing, does one really need the special
>> puller to get the bearing out? (as shown in the Bentley)
>> And...what about driving it with a bad bearing...IF it's that?  (In case
>> I have to resort to taking it into a shop..)
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