wheel bearing???

[godenm]

i hav a 98 z24 & on the pass front wheel u can grab it and it will move about 1 1/2'' each way, so ichanged the wheel bearing assembley & its still the same. its pulling it self out of alighnment. maybe the new assembly was no good (not afirst 4 autozone)! but if it is good, what else could it be? i hav new 17'' (205 40) tires & dont want 2 fuck them up & hav 2 buy another set... by the way it never had any problems w/factory 16'' /////// also i want say thanx 4 all the help i hav received on this site & everything i hav learned new

[Classicrocjunkie]

Well lets start for beginner... the 205 are the wrong size tire for you car...you want 225/45-17...so yah they are more expensive but they won't throw your speedometer and odometer off... in some states a tire size like that is consider mileage fraud if you go to sell the car... and please spare us from sayin you have no money for them... great neither do alot of people.... save up for whats right...now onto your Question... Were you sure to replace the seal and clean out the spindle?.. If you put the seal on, did you face the flange of the seal facing away and grease it all?.. Did you re install the 3 bolts to factory specs?... other wise its a defective product... make sure they gave you the right part...

[richtazz]

did you check for movement in the steering linkage. You could have a bad tie rod. IF the movement is up and down (hands at 12-6 o'clock on the tire) it could be a ball joint. If the movement is right-left (hands at 3-9 o'clock on the tire), it's either a steering component or another bad hub. I know cheap hubs are problematic, but I doubt that the new one has the same 1/2" play that the old one did.

[Classicrocjunkie]

yah dat too ^^^^^

[godenm]

i checked it out again & it seems to be in the steering, the hole spindle & tierod moves (just side to side) so ithink the hub is good. so ill look alittle further into the steering. as for the tires, ihav 205 40 because i like the way they look on my ride, no one said anything about not being able to afford another size,& also i give a shit about a 4-5 mph differance in my speedo,.

[Classicrocjunkie]

Originally Posted by godenm

i checked it out again & it seems to be in the steering, the hole spindle & tierod moves (just side to side) so ithink the hub is good. so ill look alittle further into the steering. as for the tires, ihav 205 40 because i like the way they look on my ride, no one said anything about not being able to afford another size,& also i give a shit about a 4-5 mph differance in my speedo,.

Um....you do or don't give a shit?.... the orange above..

heh... did you get an alignment afterwards?

dang dude... there should be a little play in the tie rod... it has to for when your car goes over bumps and what not..it need to opperate in differnt positions. But if the whole assembly moves... it shouldn't.. the 3 bolts should hold the darn thing right in place....let me give you a link and go to the site and t shows you how to do a wheel bearing change... maybe you missed a step...

http://bradiscool.com

go to the link on the side where it says garage and click the first post... should say wheel bearing..

[godenm]

thanx ill try that, yea idid get an alighnment afterwards, & i know the tierod should hav a little movement, but its a lot of movement,,& also it makes a clunking noise when you hit a bump or grab the wheel/// i think its the inner tierod