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G’day all,
I have a 1995 Toyota Camry with just over 175,000 km. I’ve been recently hearing a slight whirring noise that seems to be coming from the rear of the vehicle. The noise occurs when travelling at around 60 kph, I can especially hear it when it is raining. I’ve jacked both rear sides of the vehicle up and inspected both rear wheel hubs, when I spin both hubs by hand I can hear what sounds like little ticking sounds coming from them. Also the left-hand rear side hub seems to be emitting grease as I can see fresh looking grease on the outside of the hub.
What do you guys think?
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G’day to you too…
Probably got something there… Replace the rear hubs…. Cheap and easy on those models…
A bad bearing starts off as a merely annoying noise and moves to a roar…
Keep us posted…
-Karl
If I replace the bearings, should I replace the entire hub assembly or could I just replace the actual bearing itself? How hard would it be to change the bearings without a bearing press or puller?
Much depends on your comfort level and available tools.
Suggest picking up a Haynes or Chilton’s guide for the car/truck in question. That will have more detailed information. (including torque specs…you really want that nut set correctly)
The other factor is which parts are available. Sometimes you can get a hub/bearing unit that is reasonable, when compared to just doing the bearing…and having to fight with getting the old parts on/off…etc.. I’ll be keeping an eye on this one. I’ve done bearings on cars as well. Always interested in seeing/hearing how other members tackle these issues.
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