<VV> driving an old car

[Matt Nall]

>Lost two rear wheel bearings over the years past ... 'fair warning' >from the first one [when it was a relatively new car] was stepping >on the gas and going nowhere then looking in the side rear view >mirror to see the tire / wheel outside the wheelhouse.  I had just >made an in town left hand turn so was going less than 15 MPH and was >able to just wait till it stopped on its own.  Second time was with >an older but low mileage 64. 'Fair warning' on that one was when the >wheelhouse flange cut the tire off the wheel.  That car stopped just >fine because I was not stupid enough to drive it without a dual >master cylinder ... fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me ;-)>Ken P
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 Ken, the first one was AXLE  failure... not bearing..


The second is Weird... how would  you drive a car like that without FEELING  the vibrations?


Only thing I can think of is a bad press fit... allowing the axle to work out...


I've seen too many EMS driven home with no rollers left!  but still had the axle intact.


Matt Nall
Charleston, Oregon
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