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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 28 2015, 10:32 AM (1,365 Views) | |
| ManicMiles | Apr 28 2015, 10:32 AM Post #1 |
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97' Geo Metro Lsi Manual transmission Doesn't matter what gear the vehicle is in, anytime I let off the gas pedal the car , for lack of a better word, lurches forward until I accelerate again. Haven't pulled everything off to look at it yet, just getting others more experienced opinion on what it may be. All knowledge is appreciated |
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| xerxes | Apr 28 2015, 10:42 AM Post #2 |
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Sticky brakes. Jak front up & see if u can freeweel each side in nutral. Repeat 4 rear |
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| Johnny Mullet | Apr 28 2015, 11:28 AM Post #3 |
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Bearings would make a constant humming sound that changes pitch when cornering. |
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| geojim | May 6 2015, 01:40 PM Post #4 |
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Hello everyone. I'm in the middle of replacing my front divers side wheel bearing. I have seen lots of posts covering this issue and it seems that most people separate the hub from knuckle while the knuckle is still on the car. I did not.... so now I'm going to be pressing the hub out of the knuckle using the bearing as a point to press on. Please stop me if this is a bad idea! Fyi it's a 95 base model. |
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| snowfish | May 6 2015, 05:02 PM Post #5 |
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Yeah, better stop before you wreck something. Press the hub out of the knuckle first. Then the bearing comes out the back side. Be sure to remove the clip before pressing out the bearing.![]() Again, hub out of the bearing out board, bearing out of the knuckle in board.
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| geojim | May 7 2015, 12:01 PM Post #6 |
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Nice crappie snow fish ;-) my opener weekend is pending on this repair. Luckily I figured it out on my own yesterday but maybe not well enough..... Now I'm left with this situation http://imgur.com/96vw5EP http://imgur.com/bBXr2IM I think I can get the outer race pressed out if I turn a piece of steel down on the lathe. I know which direction I can press out thanks to a handy dandy micrometer. The inner race stuck on the hub might be a different story though. Any tips are welcome! Im done with work at about 3 and begin after-work work on the bearing then. Thank you! |
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| evmetro | May 7 2015, 12:28 PM Post #7 |
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Here are a few tips to putting it all back together... http://geometroforum.com/topic/5791643/1/?x=90#new . Edited by evmetro, May 7 2015, 12:28 PM.
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| snowfish | May 7 2015, 01:05 PM Post #8 |
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Thanks and get it done! Times a wasting. Do what Evmetro does and you'll be golden. We'll talk about this more at the Minnesota meet. You Will be there. No excuses.
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| geojim | May 7 2015, 04:08 PM Post #9 |
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But I'm not ready to press in a new one! I have an inner race stuck on the hub! :-( |
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| evmetro | May 7 2015, 04:19 PM Post #10 |
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I think there may be some tips on removing that old inner race from the hub in that link above. |
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| geojim | May 7 2015, 04:26 PM Post #11 |
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Ill just copy and paste your answere for you.... Dang it! I hate it when that happens! First I'd try heating the Race. Not the Spindle. Some heat Will transfer to the spindle. But try to direct the flame to the stuck race. Then you Might be able to take a channel lock and wiggle/work the race off the spindle. More times than not, it will take more aggressive measures. If heat doesn't work, then Carefully notch the race with an angle grinder. You don't have to, nor want, to go all the way through. Don't want to damage the spindle. Smack the groove with a cold chisel. That should spit it and the race will come right off.
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| geojim | May 7 2015, 11:33 PM Post #12 |
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Update: I did a bad thing. A couple bad things. Ok, three bad things. I forgot the snap ring, inner seal (the smaller one), and I don't remember any sort of bearing spacer. Now I'm really skrewed. After tightening the axel nut, even a little bit, the hub stops spinning "freely." Its binding up and I really feel stupid now. Help? |
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| geojim | May 9 2015, 08:47 AM Post #13 |
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| evmetro | May 9 2015, 11:00 AM Post #14 |
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There is a bearing spacer on the earlier Metros that have inner and outer bearings, but the '95 and up use a single bearing. The inner race for your new bearing will most likely be stuck on the hub, so you will probably need another new bearing. Bummer. I have forgotten things like this a few times over the years, and it always sucks. As for the binding, it may be possible that the bearing was not pressed all the way in to where it is seated. If the snap ring had fit in place, we could rule this out. I have seen a lot of folks have trouble with properly pressing in a wheel bearing, which is why I posted that thread that I linked to above. Next time I do a wheel bearing, I will make sure to get even more pics, so that I can update that thread even more. I think that I mentioned that it is easy to forget to replace the dust shield, seal, and snap ring before pressing in the hub, but I should have put even more emphasis on that. I have had a second new bearing deducted from my paycheck before as a professional mechanic, so I know how easy it is to forget these things and how much it sucks. |
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| geojim | May 10 2015, 09:44 AM Post #15 |
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Sounds like I have to break the bearing getting it out. Replace it with a new one and remember the stuff I forgot this time. Well it should go quick the second time..... |
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Press the hub out of the knuckle first. Then the bearing comes out the back side.
Be sure to remove the clip before pressing out the bearing.
Times a wasting.
We'll talk about this more at the Minnesota meet. You Will be there. No excuses.
I hate it when that happens!
More times than not, it will take more aggressive measures.
9:50 AM Jul 11