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240silvia · 08-01-2005, 07:47 PM

ok... noise is coming from the right front wheel. Sounds goes round and round and round and round and.... well, you get the idea. I found 1 thread about this when I searched, but, the problem was never solved. Do you guys think it's a wheel bearing? If so, how hard are they to replace. Also, I just got some wheels, 17x9... I don't know if this matters.

bshotts · 08-01-2005, 08:08 PM

I am in the process of replacing a right front wheel bearing....so IMO your problem sounds precisely the same. If the sound is proportional to your speed and it does change pitch around turns, you can almost bet it's the WB.

240silvia · 08-01-2005, 08:12 PM

you are in the process of replacing it???? That sounds like it's hard.... lol.

PROJECTRB240SX · 08-01-2005, 08:17 PM

I thought 240sxes have sealed hubs?

anthony240 · 08-01-2005, 08:51 PM

For S13's you can buy the bearings separate from the hub, you need to press out the old and press in the new.

I just did mine on my s14, but I had to get the whole hub, I can't get the bearings alone.
Getting the bearings pressed out/in will take longer than mine did.
Just remove wheel, remove caliper, remove rotor, remove hub nut, hub slides right off
Get bearings pressed
Slide in hub, tighten hub nut (150-200 ft/lbs tq.), install rotor, install caliper, install wheel.

WilloW · 08-01-2005, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PROJECTRB240SX

I thought 240sxes have sealed hubs?

S14 has sealed hubs, S13 are replaceable.

Var · 08-02-2005, 12:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 240silvia

ok... noise is coming from the right front wheel. Sounds goes round and round and round and round and.... well, you get the idea. I found 1 thread about this when I searched, but, the problem was never solved. Do you guys think it's a wheel bearing? If so, how hard are they to replace. Also, I just got some wheels, 17x9... I don't know if this matters.

Wheel bearings usually make a whining or a deep whirring sound. Not round and round like maybe...used up brake pads. It doesnt seem like you're describing wheel bearing noise. Can you describe the noise any better? Is it more apparent on the freeway? Does it get louder if you turn the wheel at speed...say like sweeping turns on the freeway...?

*Kouki_Monster* · 08-02-2005, 03:47 AM

Don't be intimidated by changing it.
But make sure you know its the problem
first.Yeah can you give us a few more
detailed sounds.

anthony240 · 08-02-2005, 09:27 AM

mine actually made a clicking sound when they went bad.

CHARLIE2020 · 08-02-2005, 10:36 AM

I have a few sets of hub/spidle assemblys complete fornt and rear, pm me if interested.

ledzeppelin240 · 08-02-2005, 03:23 PM

Load and unload the wheel bearing and see if the noise almost goes away when it is unloaded. You can do it by steering left the right fairly hard...

240silvia · 08-02-2005, 03:41 PM

it gets louder when I reach about 30mph. Just going down the road.... it almost sounds like a truck with MT's on it.... not that loud of course... but same tone. any help?

Var · 08-02-2005, 06:59 PM

ya.. it drones like some big tires. It's the bearing.

wootwoot · 08-02-2005, 07:47 PM

Wider/lower offset wheels can cause wheel bearings to fail faster than stockers since they increase the stress on them. But yeah, bad wheel bearings almost sound like your tires are really out of balance or something. Happens at certain speeds as well, not throughout everything. The hub assembly for my VW was 180 bucks, EACH. GR!

*Kouki_Monster* · 08-02-2005, 11:06 PM

Yeah most likely its your wheel bearing now.
Its worth a change anyways since you got
a old model car.

SaGang227 · 08-03-2005, 12:34 AM

Here is something you can do to test it.
Lift up the front of the car and shake the wheel holding the top and bottom of it.
By this, I mean push the top and bottom of the wheel alternatively as you are facing it.
If the wheel bearing is bad, you can feel it moving when you shake it.
Hope this helps you.

zenki s14 · 10-11-2005, 06:46 PM

sorry for bringin up an old thread, just wanted to confirm for s14 5 lugs. We can't replace the wheel bearings? We have to buy new hubs?

sw20>>s14 · 10-11-2005, 06:55 PM

you can buy/switch new bearings, you just have to get your old bearing unpressed from your current hub and press the new one into the same hub...so two bearings, one hub...in with the new, out with the old...only tricky thing (unless you have access to a press) is the unpressing/pressing process...

zenki s14 · 10-11-2005, 07:06 PM

the local auto stores, and dealer won't sell the bearings seprate, I'm planning to go to a machine shop to get them pressed out.

sw20>>s14 · 10-12-2005, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zenki s14

the local auto stores, and dealer won't sell the bearings seprate, I'm planning to go to a machine shop to get them pressed out.

okay...then supposedly if the bearings arent available, what are you gonna do after you go to a machine shop and press em out?...

thats because: http://performancenissanparts.com/ca...oducts_id=1097

how hard was that? mmmMMMmmmMMM bout 12 secs...i suggest you order from here...eddie will definitely take care of you...

zenki s14 · 10-12-2005, 02:40 PM

Thanks a lot. Living on a rock, Im limited to options. Got to love the online stores.

08-01-2005, 07:47 PM	#1
240silvia Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington NC Age: 40 Posts: 2,060 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Wheel bearing bad???? help! ok... noise is coming from the right front wheel. Sounds goes round and round and round and round and.... well, you get the idea. I found 1 thread about this when I searched, but, the problem was never solved. Do you guys think it's a wheel bearing? If so, how hard are they to replace. Also, I just got some wheels, 17x9... I don't know if this matters.

08-01-2005, 08:17 PM	#4
PROJECTRB240SX Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: GILBERT, AZ Posts: 304 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I thought 240sxes have sealed hubs? __________________ IF I AM TYPING IN CAPS (LIKE NOW) I AM SORRY BECAUSE I AM AT WORK (DATA ENTRY) AND I HAVE NO CAPS LOCK BUTTON AND NO WAY TO CHANGE MY UPPER CASE LETTERING. SORRY!

08-01-2005, 08:51 PM	#5
anthony240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Norcal Age: 43 Posts: 1,234 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	For S13's you can buy the bearings separate from the hub, you need to press out the old and press in the new. I just did mine on my s14, but I had to get the whole hub, I can't get the bearings alone. Getting the bearings pressed out/in will take longer than mine did. Just remove wheel, remove caliper, remove rotor, remove hub nut, hub slides right off Get bearings pressed Slide in hub, tighten hub nut (150-200 ft/lbs tq.), install rotor, install caliper, install wheel. __________________ 18+ to come//21+ to swallow

08-02-2005, 03:47 AM	#8
Kouki_Monster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Rock Posts: 13 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Don't be intimidated by changing it. But make sure you know its the problem first.Yeah can you give us a few more detailed sounds. __________________ Image exceeds forum 150kb. limits.

08-02-2005, 09:27 AM	#9
anthony240 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Norcal Age: 43 Posts: 1,234 Trader Rating: (4) Feedback Score: 4 reviews	mine actually made a clicking sound when they went bad. __________________ 18+ to come//21+ to swallow

08-01-2005, 08:08 PM	#2
bshotts Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Age: 42 Posts: 472 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	I am in the process of replacing a right front wheel bearing....so IMO your problem sounds precisely the same. If the sound is proportional to your speed and it does change pitch around turns, you can almost bet it's the WB.

08-01-2005, 08:12 PM	#3
240silvia Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington NC Age: 40 Posts: 2,060 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	you are in the process of replacing it???? That sounds like it's hard.... lol.

08-02-2005, 10:36 AM	#10
CHARLIE2020 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Socal Fontana Age: 48 Posts: 784 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	I have a few sets of hub/spidle assemblys complete fornt and rear, pm me if interested. __________________

08-02-2005, 03:23 PM	#11
ledzeppelin240 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sinse Posts: 688 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Load and unload the wheel bearing and see if the noise almost goes away when it is unloaded. You can do it by steering left the right fairly hard... __________________ Anyway, no drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for the source of our troubles, we shouldn't test people for drugs, we should test them for stupidity, ignorance, greed and love of power. Looking for: JDM S13 OEM Sideskirts

08-02-2005, 03:41 PM	#12
240silvia Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Wilmington NC Age: 40 Posts: 2,060 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	it gets louder when I reach about 30mph. Just going down the road.... it almost sounds like a truck with MT's on it.... not that loud of course... but same tone. any help?

08-02-2005, 06:59 PM	#13
Var Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Norcal Age: 43 Posts: 5,032 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: Var Feedback Score: 0 reviews	ya.. it drones like some big tires. It's the bearing. __________________ Hi

08-02-2005, 07:47 PM	#14
wootwoot Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: sarasota florida biatch Age: 39 Posts: 3,850 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Wider/lower offset wheels can cause wheel bearings to fail faster than stockers since they increase the stress on them. But yeah, bad wheel bearings almost sound like your tires are really out of balance or something. Happens at certain speeds as well, not throughout everything. The hub assembly for my VW was 180 bucks, EACH. GR! __________________ I'm from Florida so I'm probably a bit more strange than you

08-02-2005, 11:06 PM	#15
Kouki_Monster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Rock Posts: 13 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Yeah most likely its your wheel bearing now. Its worth a change anyways since you got a old model car. __________________ Image exceeds forum 150kb. limits.

08-03-2005, 12:34 AM	#16
SaGang227 Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 41 Posts: 93 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Here is something you can do to test it. Lift up the front of the car and shake the wheel holding the top and bottom of it. By this, I mean push the top and bottom of the wheel alternatively as you are facing it. If the wheel bearing is bad, you can feel it moving when you shake it. Hope this helps you.

10-11-2005, 06:46 PM	#17
zenki s14 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hawaii Age: 41 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sorry for bringin up an old thread, just wanted to confirm for s14 5 lugs. We can't replace the wheel bearings? We have to buy new hubs?

10-11-2005, 06:55 PM	#18
sw20>>s14 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: bay area Posts: 5,656 Trader Rating: (19) Feedback Score: 19 reviews	you can buy/switch new bearings, you just have to get your old bearing unpressed from your current hub and press the new one into the same hub...so two bearings, one hub...in with the new, out with the old...only tricky thing (unless you have access to a press) is the unpressing/pressing process... __________________ s14\| y34\| 911 gts\| exige s\| 600rr\| r3\| 250r\| 85 girlfriend

10-11-2005, 07:06 PM	#19
zenki s14 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hawaii Age: 41 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	the local auto stores, and dealer won't sell the bearings seprate, I'm planning to go to a machine shop to get them pressed out.

10-12-2005, 02:40 PM	#21
zenki s14 Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Hawaii Age: 41 Posts: 29 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Thanks a lot. Living on a rock, Im limited to options. Got to love the online stores.

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