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Title: Ow my left nut
Post by: ChadTower on April 26, 2007, 04:46:36 pm

Just got the call from the mechanic... rear struts and rear bearings are both completely shot.  108k miles, it's about that time.

 :banghead: :banghead:
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: Dervacumen on April 26, 2007, 05:11:46 pm
I'm replacing - or rather trying to replace - my rear wheel bearings and shocks this weekend.  179K miles on the bearings, only about 113K on the shocks.
Must be that time of year.
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: Chris G on April 26, 2007, 05:19:03 pm
Ow my left nut

Thought you might have broken out the router...
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: ChadTower on April 26, 2007, 05:48:02 pm

No, that would have been the Ding Dong The Chad Is Dead thread.
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: Chris G on April 26, 2007, 05:52:41 pm
...authored by Mrs. Tower.
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: ChadTower on April 26, 2007, 08:22:09 pm

Hell no, I pay the mortgage.
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: Chris G on April 27, 2007, 01:06:12 pm
Ah, so you'd be pulling a Tolkien then.
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: ChadTower on April 27, 2007, 01:16:14 pm

I suppose.  Car does drive a LOT better now.  I hadn't realized how bad the rear bearings were.  Now I can hear all sorts of stuff that I couldn't before, like the gas sloshing around.  Mechanic said that one of the bearings on the right was starting to fuse to the spindle.  Ow.
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: shardian on April 27, 2007, 01:36:31 pm
I've had a front bearing fail so bad that the cylindrical things started falling out. ;D
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: SirPeale on April 27, 2007, 03:24:35 pm
I've had a front bearing fail so bad that the cylindrical things started falling out. ;D

Those are called bearings.  :D
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: shardian on April 27, 2007, 03:27:41 pm
I've had a front bearing fail so bad that the cylindrical things started falling out. ;D

Those are called bearings.  :D
Yeah, I know but the whole housing is called a bearing. I guess I could have said " the little bearings inside the main bearing". Just wanted to make sure everyone could get a visual. ::)
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: Tailgunner on April 27, 2007, 07:43:58 pm
Those are called bearings.  :D

They're also known as rollers, the round one are commonly called "balls".  ;D
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: ChadTower on April 27, 2007, 07:47:13 pm

Ow, my left roller, more commonly called "balls".
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: DrewKaree on April 29, 2007, 07:52:18 pm
Shardian, your front bearings were bad?  Ever had the brakes done on the car?  Why didn't you just have 'em throw new ones in at that time and save money on labor?

Hey Chad, if they ask you if you want the headlight fluid topped off or to save money on labor and have your muffler bearings replaced at the same time, go down there with a bat when you pay.  You may wish to exchange your damaged nut for one of theirs ;D
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: Q*Bert_OP on April 29, 2007, 08:30:19 pm
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Ow, my left roller, more commonly called "balls".
Shardian, your front bearings were bad?  Ever had the brakes done on the car?  Why didn't you just have 'em throw new ones in at that time and save money on labor?

Hey Chad, if they ask you if you want the headlight fluid topped off or to save money on labor and have your muffler bearings replaced at the same time, go down there with a bat when you pay.  You may wish to exchange your damaged nut for one of theirs ;D
Title: Re: Ow my left nut
Post by: ChadTower on April 29, 2007, 10:17:21 pm

Heh.  This particular mechanic is one of the few I've ever found that I actually trust.