My '05 Forester has been making the standard bad wheel bearing noise. From inside the vehicle sounded like the rear passenger side. Jacked the car up, tried to wiggle the tire, nothing budged (good sign, right?). I got it up off the ground and put it in gear, used a stethoscope to listen to the rear passenger bearing and it sounded like sand/gravel. Drivers side was quiet.
I bought the whole bearing/seals kit from the dealership and took the knuckle off. Gave it all to a local shop to have them press out/in the bearing. Got it back and now I'm putting in the inner two seals before putting the knuckle back on the car.
While I'm doing this, I notice there's a wobble. With the wheel studs on the ground, knuckle in the air, I can wobble the knuckle while the hub stays still. There is play between the inner race of the bearing and the outer race. There is no play between the hub shaft and the inner race.
Can someone tell me what this means? Wrong part from the dealership? Did the shop mess something up? I'm not sure what to do next except buy a new bearing and do the job myself. Ideas? Or is this normal and will straighten itself out once I put it on the car and tighten the axle nut?
Thanks.
I bought the whole bearing/seals kit from the dealership and took the knuckle off. Gave it all to a local shop to have them press out/in the bearing. Got it back and now I'm putting in the inner two seals before putting the knuckle back on the car.
While I'm doing this, I notice there's a wobble. With the wheel studs on the ground, knuckle in the air, I can wobble the knuckle while the hub stays still. There is play between the inner race of the bearing and the outer race. There is no play between the hub shaft and the inner race.
Can someone tell me what this means? Wrong part from the dealership? Did the shop mess something up? I'm not sure what to do next except buy a new bearing and do the job myself. Ideas? Or is this normal and will straighten itself out once I put it on the car and tighten the axle nut?
Thanks.