Re: niggling details (here: wheel bearings)

[Mark Eissler <tequila@interlog.com>]

rademer@rbg.informatik.th-darmstadt.de wrote:
>
>BUT: If you are allready at the point where you can "feel" the
>bearing with the steering wheel, I would suggest to replace it
>now. If they run hot they can lock up.
>
>You can test it: Lift the car and try to turn the wheel. If it
>is rough or "scratchy" (sorry...) then it is the bearing.
>

Unless, of course, there's rust on the rotor in which case it could be 
the pad that's causing friction on the rotor which can also be described 
as "scratchy".



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