Maybe silly question - rebuilding wheel hubs? |
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Maybe silly question - rebuilding wheel hubs? |
Nov 12 2024, 09:48 PM
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Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,840 Joined: 3-July 04 From: Pearland, Texas Member No.: 385 |
I'm kind of expecting the answer to be no, but wanted to make sure, since any searches have turned up zero on the subject. I replaced my first replaceable wheel hub on our '12 Caprice. I wasn't even sure it was the problem, until I replaced it and the horrible grinding noise went away. All our other cars either have tapered wheel bearings, and I'm well-versed on those, or we haven't had problems with the hubs. We didn't track/autocross the Z28 enough to have any problems there.
So, can you/do you rebuild wheel hubs? It seems a shame to just throw out that big chunk of expensive paperweight, but if that's what's done now, so be it. Thanks. |
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Today, 10:58 PM
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Experienced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 1,019 Joined: 18-September 04 From: State College, PA Member No.: 462 |
On my 2001 TA, I had one of the first sets of XTracker hub adapters, after trying a set of "rebuildable" hubs that both unfortuneately failed, 1 on track, 1 on autocross. The rebuildable ones had metallurgy issues that the guy making them could not ensure against. The XTracker plus bracket on my TA have been flawless. It seems sad to have to replace a big chunk of metal, but it's where we are with cars I guess.
And we all know, every car has its engineering compromises. My wife's Honda can't replace a front wheel stud without taking apart the hub and rebuilding/repacking it. Strange but true. |
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