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Title: Help needed, my swingaxle eats wheelbearings..... Post by: Eddie DVK on April 03, 2016, 20:07:31 pm Ok like the title says, my car eats wheelbearings... >:(
The last bearing lasted 300km / 200 miles, the one before about 1000km.. The axle isn t lowered, standard height. What can cause them to have end play that fast....? I don t know anymore :'( Regards edgar oh it is only the passenger side (right Side) Title: Re: Help needed, my swingaxle eats wheelbearings..... Post by: Bryan67 on April 04, 2016, 15:29:21 pm Maybe a bent axle?
Title: Re: Help needed, my swingaxle eats wheelbearings..... Post by: Eddie DVK on April 04, 2016, 16:39:11 pm Ok could be, can I somehow measure that or would it be visable by eye?
I have had this axles for years in the car, so what could have caused it to bend... maybe stoplight racing...? Title: Re: Help needed, my swingaxle eats wheelbearings..... Post by: Fiatdude on April 04, 2016, 17:47:22 pm Probably more of an alignment issue -- pull measurements from center cap to center cap on both sides and see if they are the same -- also measure the distance across from the fronts of both rear tires and the same spot on the rears of the tires and see how those compare.
Title: Re: Help needed, my swingaxle eats wheelbearings..... Post by: Eddie DVK on April 06, 2016, 08:58:42 am Just had it aligned last year, so don t think that is it... But when I renew the bearing I will do that again.
Title: Re: Help needed, my swingaxle eats wheelbearings..... Post by: Eddie DVK on April 06, 2016, 08:59:40 am Nobody else has suggestions?
Title: Re: Help needed, my swingaxle eats wheelbearings..... Post by: Peter on April 06, 2016, 16:03:59 pm If it gets oil there must be something else wrong..
I d suspect a bent shaft Title: Re: Help needed, my swingaxle eats wheelbearings..... Post by: dragvw2180 on April 06, 2016, 16:19:34 pm There are multiple reasons for bearing failure , lack of lube , wheels with too much offset , low quality bearings, ect... The problem is that you are only having it on one side multiple times. If it were me I would use the best quality bearing ( call Rancho for bearing ) I could find and replace the axle tube assy with another one , then realign it as already suggested. Mike McCarthy
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