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CamaroBarb · 05-26-2020, 12:31 PM

How many of you have had wheel bearings noisy or go bad?

JD555 · 05-26-2020, 06:59 PM

I am starting to get a rumble and wondering the same thing but my tires are about shot so it could be that also.

'10CamaroDude · 05-26-2020, 07:02 PM

I replaced my rear ones at 140,674 miles. You can hear them growl when they go
bad. It was the Rear right that was making noise, but I do both. They're relatively
easy to replace. I did the fronts at 149,337 miles, smoothed the ride considerably.
They were not making noise yet, but a little wobbly. When bearings wear to the
point where they wobble, it can warp the rotors gradually as you brake.

I did not have to take anything apart to do the rears. Just push the axles in so
the bolts clear. You may need some heat to separate the bearing from the socket.

Hammer the hub disc from the back, then front, then back, till you see it start to
come out of the socket. Then you can pry bar it out, or keep hammering back
and forth.

Optimally, you use this tool:

Bolt that to the hub, and hammer on it downward, then rotate it clockwise:
Turn 45 degrees, hammer <--
Turn 45 degrees, hammer ^
Turn 45 degrees, hammer -->
Turn 45 degrees, hammer down, and continue till it pops out.

I never used one, I was always able to hammer the hub from behind and
front repeatedly till it popped out.

Camaro__ss · 05-26-2020, 09:50 PM

My driver side rear went out at 60k. Made a roaring sound. It wasn’t difficult to change, no special tools. You are supposed to replace caliper bolts but I ended up re-using the old ones with locktite because I ordered the wrong ones.

'10CamaroDude · 05-27-2020, 06:10 PM

I have never replaced any of these bolts, and I have never had an issue.

You can re-use torque to yield bolts three times, except HEAD to BLOCK bolts.
That is because they will bottom out in the block before clamping down when they're
stretched. These are going into open threaded holes, so there is no bottoming out
anywhere.

Torque to yield, is any fastener that specifies a turning degrees, after torquing.
If all you have is a torque value, you can reuse it over and over again.

CamaroBarb · 05-29-2020, 06:19 PM

Thanks for the info, my noise is not wheel bearings at this time. Its tire noise, LOUD tire noise. Driving in the rain its fairly quiet but on a hot dry day wow the tires get insanely noisy.

05-26-2020, 12:31 PM	#1
CamaroBarb Banned Drives: cheby Camaro Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: usa Posts: 575	Wheel bearing noise-trouble How many of you have had wheel bearings noisy or go bad?

05-26-2020, 07:02 PM	#3
'10CamaroDude Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Pgh Posts: 739 View My Garage	I replaced my rear ones at 140,674 miles. You can hear them growl when they go bad. It was the Rear right that was making noise, but I do both. They're relatively easy to replace. I did the fronts at 149,337 miles, smoothed the ride considerably. They were not making noise yet, but a little wobbly. When bearings wear to the point where they wobble, it can warp the rotors gradually as you brake. I did not have to take anything apart to do the rears. Just push the axles in so the bolts clear. You may need some heat to separate the bearing from the socket. Hammer the hub disc from the back, then front, then back, till you see it start to come out of the socket. Then you can pry bar it out, or keep hammering back and forth. Optimally, you use this tool: Bolt that to the hub, and hammer on it downward, then rotate it clockwise: Turn 45 degrees, hammer <-- Turn 45 degrees, hammer ^ Turn 45 degrees, hammer --> Turn 45 degrees, hammer down, and continue till it pops out. I never used one, I was always able to hammer the hub from behind and front repeatedly till it popped out. Last edited by '10CamaroDude; 05-27-2020 at 06:12 PM.

05-26-2020, 06:59 PM	#2
JD555 Drives: 2014 2SS RS, 6 sp man Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Marlton, NJ Posts: 461	I am starting to get a rumble and wondering the same thing but my tires are about shot so it could be that also.

05-26-2020, 09:50 PM	#4
Camaro__ss Drives: 2013 L99 Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: San Antonio TX Posts: 185	My driver side rear went out at 60k. Made a roaring sound. It wasn’t difficult to change, no special tools. You are supposed to replace caliper bolts but I ended up re-using the old ones with locktite because I ordered the wrong ones.

05-27-2020, 06:10 PM	#5
'10CamaroDude Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Pgh Posts: 739 View My Garage	I have never replaced any of these bolts, and I have never had an issue. You can re-use torque to yield bolts three times, except HEAD to BLOCK bolts. That is because they will bottom out in the block before clamping down when they're stretched. These are going into open threaded holes, so there is no bottoming out anywhere. Torque to yield, is any fastener that specifies a turning degrees, after torquing. If all you have is a torque value, you can reuse it over and over again.

05-29-2020, 06:19 PM	#6
CamaroBarb Banned Drives: cheby Camaro Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: usa Posts: 575	Thanks for the info, my noise is not wheel bearings at this time. Its tire noise, LOUD tire noise. Driving in the rain its fairly quiet but on a hot dry day wow the tires get insanely noisy.