

| Subject: | wheel bearing squeak? |
| From: | CHRISTOPHER FRYER |
| Date: | Fri, 19 Jan 2001 01:39:14 EST |
howdy vgon guru's i have recently noticed an annoying squeak when it is cold and in 1st or 2nd gear and have had for some time a mild shaking/vibrating almost all through 3rd and 4th (manual transmission) but at 45mph or so, sometimes lower, sometimes higher, it gets extremely violent and then just stops suddenly at about 55mph, not that theres this squeak, ive decided to do something about it. backround: syncro, had driveshaft rebuilt because of another much more violent shaking at all speeds, but this 45mph shaking has been around since i first got her. had the wheel bearings repacked about 3 years ago when she was my fathers, i dont recall if it shook before then. could this be from the wheel bearings? i remember someone talking about this a while ago, and someone sugested going around a 90 degree turn at the speed of the most severe vibration to prove something i believe. im not going to try this for (hopefully) obvious reasons, unless im recalling very wrong. if this may be the cause how hard is it to repack/replace the bearings? any special tools? or should i leave this to my friendly mechanic (who is able to keep his shop open on my paranoid fix this before it breaks impulses alone)if anyone thinks its anything cheaper/easier, just feel free to say so. thnank all of you in advance. christopher fryer 87 syncro gl 'race-van' ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1
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