Rear wheel flew off
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Rear wheel flew off
So I drove to work yesterday and noticed some vibration from the wheels. I thought I threw a wheel weight so figured I would get it fixed over the weekend. I felt the wheels when I got to work and felt no excessive heat. Long story short, about 5 miles from my house, doing 60, i hear a loud bang and the rear of the car dropped, kinda like a blowout. I pulled to the side of the road and looked right. My passenger side wheel flew past me and off the roadway, going about 20 mph. Like a bad movie or commercial I inspected the tire and parts are near slick, so something in the rear froze. Not sure if it was a bearing or caliper. Ill have to wait until this weekend to find out. From visual rotor is done and all 5 lugs sheared off of the hub, tire toast and rim bent. Already ordered rims and tires.
On a side note. Has anyone heard of a car manufacturer called Super Auto? They sell a rear hub with bearing already pressed in.
On a side note. Has anyone heard of a car manufacturer called Super Auto? They sell a rear hub with bearing already pressed in.
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Urbanengineer (09-16-2015)
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Had this happen on a GTi many years ago, the wheel bearing seized up and wheel had enough momentum to shear the lug bolts. Scary ****.
Rockauto sells a hub with a Timken bearing pressed onto it. Might as well do the other side at the same time, if not all of the bearings. The fronts don't need to be pressed in unless you're an X owner.
Rockauto sells a hub with a Timken bearing pressed onto it. Might as well do the other side at the same time, if not all of the bearings. The fronts don't need to be pressed in unless you're an X owner.
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5150DS (09-16-2015)
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5150DS (09-16-2015)
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Are you positive it was the bearing siezing that caused all of that shear force?
I'm curious, not doubting.
Glad you made it out alive, it's amazing that there was no car body damage.
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Were they at the point that if you jacked the car up you could wiggle the wheel around? Mine have been there before for weeks, but this never happened...
Are you positive it was the bearing siezing that caused all of that shear force?
I'm curious, not doubting.
Glad you made it out alive, it's amazing that there was no car body damage.
Are you positive it was the bearing siezing that caused all of that shear force?
I'm curious, not doubting.
Glad you made it out alive, it's amazing that there was no car body damage.
I think I drove around for 10K miles on a bad wheel bearing before getting around to replacing it. Usually every time I pulled the bearing apart, I found galling in the race which contributed to the roughness and noise.
I gotta be honest, after pulling a few of these things apart, i'm not sure if it's possible for it to suddenly seize instantly. There would have to be some serious heat in that bearing to instant weld the ball bearings to the race and bushing. I would think intertia would prevent this from happening as well. I'd have to think that bearing would be screaming before that happened and being loose as hell would be as lot more likely.
My first suspect was the differential. In my days drag racing Mustangs I've seen plenty go boom and lock. I'm very curious to what you'll find when you pull this all apart.
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I think I drove around for 10K miles on a bad wheel bearing before getting around to replacing it. Usually every time I pulled the bearing apart, I found galling in the race which contributed to the roughness and noise.
I gotta be honest, after pulling a few of these things apart, i'm not sure if it's possible for it to suddenly seize instantly. There would have to be some serious heat in that bearing to instant weld the ball bearings to the race and bushing. I would think intertia would prevent this from happening as well. I'd have to think that bearing would be screaming before that happened and being loose as hell would be as lot more likely.
My first suspect was the differential. In my days drag racing Mustangs I've seen plenty go boom and lock. I'm very curious to what you'll find when you pull this all apart.
I gotta be honest, after pulling a few of these things apart, i'm not sure if it's possible for it to suddenly seize instantly. There would have to be some serious heat in that bearing to instant weld the ball bearings to the race and bushing. I would think intertia would prevent this from happening as well. I'd have to think that bearing would be screaming before that happened and being loose as hell would be as lot more likely.
My first suspect was the differential. In my days drag racing Mustangs I've seen plenty go boom and lock. I'm very curious to what you'll find when you pull this all apart.
Last edited by 5150DS; 09-16-2015 at 10:08 PM.
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So, I bought the hubs I mentioned earlier. They are being sold by a Napa store in New York, so hopefully they are good quality. I bought 2 centric rotors and centric semi metallic pads. All in for $140, $1200 including wheels and tires. The hubs make me kinda concerned based on price, but I will let you know if they seem alright. I know centric is quality so i have no concern there.
Hubs
http://m.ebay.com/itm/291527189539?_mwBanner=1
Hubs
http://m.ebay.com/itm/291527189539?_mwBanner=1