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Geo Metro Tire and Wheel Questions
36 messages, Last post on Feb 09, 2010 at 12:12 PM
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#34 of 36 94 Geo Metro Wheel Bearings by geopete
May 20, 2009 (4:50 pm)
My '94 1L Geo makes a noise which seems to come from the drivers side front wheel. At first I though it might be the CV so I pulled it out and replaced it. But that didn't solve it. Now after talking to some folks my thought is that it might be the left wheel bearing. The noise occurs when I'm driving straight or turning towards the right. When I'm turning left there's no noise. As long as I'm under 55 mph, the noise is not that bad, but when I speed up to 65 it get's pretty noisy. Is the wheel bearing pressed in and do you have to take off the whole front wheel assemply? If that's the case it looks like you have to take off the ball joints as well. This seems like a two day job taking off the front wheel assembly getting a new bearing pressed in and putting it all together again. Would appreciate any feedback/comments on this.
- drewkohls (Jul 05, 2009 8:36 pm)
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#35 of 36 Re: 94 Geo Metro Wheel Bearings [geopete] by drewkohls
Jul 05, 2009 (8:36 pm)
Replying to: geopete (May 20, 2009 4:50 pm)
the wheel bearing is not pressed in, and you do have to take off the whole knuckle. and you do have to take off the ball joint and tie rod end, but if you're a novice mechanic and you get up early on a weekend or whatever then you should be able to get it done before dark, taking somewhat frequent breaks in between. I am, what i would call, a shade tree mechanic, I've been doing my own mechanic work for quite some time, but with no actual training, and i changed both my front wheel bearings in under 4 hours. It's a fairly simple process, but just to for warn you, you may bust the seal on your tie rod end and need another one, and the oil seal that goes on after the inner wheel bearing will likely break too. so just two simple and for the most part cheap parts that you may also need. Good luck
#36 of 36 94 Metro Rear Wheel Bearing by mansred
Feb 09, 2010 (12:12 pm)
My metro just started to make a noise.I pulled the driver-side rear wheel and spun.I could hear the noise.I pulled cap off and bearings look okbut i guess they're not.Are they pressed in or bolted?To POST a message, please
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