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Old May 23, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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Wheel bearing problems?

Anyone having problems with their wheel bearings? I was rotating the wheels today, and the left rear wheel has some play in it. I've got about 16k miles on it, and didn't know if there was anyone else with this.
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Old May 23, 2004 | 08:26 PM
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I had a track inspector find some very small play in my drivers front wheel bearings. I've been checking it frequently since then and the play has never come back.
Old May 24, 2004 | 08:06 AM
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It "kinda" happen to me once....turn out it was the wheels not being tight correctly. Try to see if it is the "real problem".
Old May 24, 2004 | 08:40 AM
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It "kinda" happen to me once....turn out it was the wheels not being tight correctly. Try to see if it is the "real problem".
That's happened to me as well. It only stopped after I put some anti-seaze the lugs nuts.
Old May 24, 2004 | 09:22 AM
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Ok, here's the verdict from my local dealer: Two of the rear suspension bolts had begun to shear, allowing play in the rear lower a-arm. I told him he was nuts, until he took me back and showed me. Holy S#!T!!! Looks like they started to bend, then cracked behind the nut. He figured that the bolts weren't torqued properly.
In a dealer loaner until tomorrow.

I'm glad I decided to have it checked now. Could've been real bad.
Old May 24, 2004 | 09:24 AM
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Is your suspension all stock?

Ask your dealer if this cuold be a common problem among Evo's?

I don't want problems like this with my EVO!
Old May 24, 2004 | 09:25 AM
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Eibach springs are the only mod. Dealer said they had nothing to do with the bolts.
Old May 24, 2004 | 09:27 AM
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Wow my Mitsu dealer doesn't want to warranty any suspension compenent if I alter it in way!

And it is funny they are an authorized dealer of Tein components!
Old May 24, 2004 | 09:28 AM
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The guy is pretty intelligent. I know other service managers that arent. Just lucky I guess!
Old May 24, 2004 | 10:05 AM
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Which bolt on the LCA? The one that connects to the shock or the one that mounts to the (what I think is) the differential support member. Were both these bolts on the same side?

I want to go out and check mine.
Old May 25, 2004 | 09:01 AM
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They are the lower rear eccentric bolt, and the upper bolt (one in really tight place near gas tank). Get to pick up my baby tonight!
Old Dec 28, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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are you guys experiencing loud road noise, because I am is this my wheel bearings
Old Oct 6, 2010 | 07:39 AM
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i have same promblem around 40+mph, if i turn hard left it goes
Old Oct 18, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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i also am having some noise issues, only when rolling though
Old Oct 27, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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problem fixed drivers side wheel bearing, no more noise
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