B94Sport
Explorer Addict
- Joined
- November 27, 2000
- Messages
- 1,254
- Reaction score
- 0
- City, State
- Geneva, IL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 05 Subaru Impreza WRX STi
I was driving around last night and I noticed this rhythmic thump coming from what seemed to be the driver side of my Ex, right under my feet. I didn't pay much attention to it, I just figured it was the roads and when I turned left onto another road, it stopped, so I didn't think about it any more.
Well! Today on my way home from work, it happened again, only this time it is very loud, and I actually had to adjust my steering at times because the truck would suddenly swerve. Now I know that is not right, so I pull over, take the wheel off, and yeah, my bearings are shot... It is hard to describe with all of the grease in there, but it looks like the outer casing of the bearings got bent up (no longer a perfect circle), and now the bearings are getting caught as they spin. The brake pad appears to be dragging on the rotor as well. Also, my brake pedal now has some more play in it than normal and I really have to mash down on it to get the Ex to slow down. So I limped the next 3 miles home going about 35 mph...
What exactly does it sound like I need done? New bearings obviously, perhaps spindles? I am not too familiar with the parts of the wheel. What could be the situation with the brakes? How difficult would it be to replace the bearings myself? Oh, and I have WARN manual hubs... Could they have caused a problem? I put them on about 6 months ago, and hadn't had any problems with them yet.
Sorry for the long post, but thanks for any help anyone can provide.
Well! Today on my way home from work, it happened again, only this time it is very loud, and I actually had to adjust my steering at times because the truck would suddenly swerve. Now I know that is not right, so I pull over, take the wheel off, and yeah, my bearings are shot... It is hard to describe with all of the grease in there, but it looks like the outer casing of the bearings got bent up (no longer a perfect circle), and now the bearings are getting caught as they spin. The brake pad appears to be dragging on the rotor as well. Also, my brake pedal now has some more play in it than normal and I really have to mash down on it to get the Ex to slow down. So I limped the next 3 miles home going about 35 mph...
What exactly does it sound like I need done? New bearings obviously, perhaps spindles? I am not too familiar with the parts of the wheel. What could be the situation with the brakes? How difficult would it be to replace the bearings myself? Oh, and I have WARN manual hubs... Could they have caused a problem? I put them on about 6 months ago, and hadn't had any problems with them yet.
Sorry for the long post, but thanks for any help anyone can provide.
