May 21, 200916 yr has scored the hell out of my axle. is this common or is this a sign of bad bearing or something else. I assume that metal cutting metal makes noise and causes metal dust to be all loose in the knuckle. but what made this happen? the bearings? they seem tight and turn okay.
May 21, 200916 yr Author k just found this.... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=85211&highlight=bearing+spacer not sure it that's what's up here but feeling better about it.
May 21, 200916 yr Author wow you're right. I made that call in a hurry while trying to wrap things up so I could go to work but that part is just cast different crap. now I'm back to the drawing board at 50 bucks into an unneeded bearing exercise....
May 21, 200916 yr Sounds more like the last person in there screwed it up. If you don't get the axle, spacer, and bearings lined up correctly before you pull the axle through, it could gouge it. Or they used the wrong piece for the spacer, maybe it was damaged and they just put whatever in there. Rarely do these axles just pop in with new bearings so they could have just used more force instead of doing it right. I've done this so many times I could do it with my eyes closed now! I just replaced them on my loyale and one pulled right through easy, the other I had to pull it through with the nut and some pipe. Anyway, if you had metal shavings and noise, it was worth the time to replace the bearings and seals. As long as the axle doesn't wobble in there, and the surfaces that the seals touch are not gouged, it should be fine. But if the areas that the axle makes contact with the bearings are worn, you need a new axle. Edited May 21, 200916 yr by Frank B
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