Front axel is grinding HELP!!

[ABoyAndHisToys]

On the way home from the Pocono Race today I started hearing a squeal. Stopped to eat and in the parking lot it seemed to bind up and make a clanking noise when moving slowly. I get home and tear into it thinking it was the hub bearing but they look good. I'm thinking axel bearing. Has anyone changed them before? Is there a write up?Also I took some video and I'm not sure if my axel is supposed to move this much. Is it? Help guys...I need to get to work tommorrow.

[RRonning1984]

I could not tell from the vid but is that movement possibly coming from the U-joint!

[ABoyAndHisToys]

Originally Posted by RRonning1984

I could not tell from the vid but is that movement possibly coming from the U-joint!

The whole shaft moves around. Yes also at the u-joint. I just cant tell where the grinding is coming from.

[RRonning1984]

What does the chunk look like. Any shavings?

[ABoyAndHisToys]

There are shaving on the top of the hub assembly. Is there a bearing where the axel comes thru?

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Last edited by ABoyAndHisToys : 06-08-2009 at 07:25 PM.

[RRonning1984]

Just a side question, what do your brakes look like!

[ABoyAndHisToys]

Fine... It was my first thought. If my brakes were mangled I would have said hub bearing.

[RRonning1984]

Well, will the axel spin or is it bound up with the front tires off the ground!

[bockhold]

i would think bearings

[RRonning1984]

I think it may be too but I want to make sure the bearings in the chunk are ok first!