Symptom | Possible cause | Remedy |
Vehicle pulls to one side | Scoring of driveshaft ball joint | Replace |
Wear, rattle or scoring of wheel bearing | Replace | |
Defective front suspension and steering | Adjust or replace | |
Vibration | Wear, damage or bending of driveshaft | Replace |
Driveshaft rattle and worn hub splines | Replace | |
Wear, rattle or scratching of wheel bearing | Replace | |
Shimmy | Improper wheel balance | Adjust or replace |
Bent wheel | Replace | |
Defective front suspension and steering | Adjust or replace | |
Excessive noise | Wear, damage or bending of driveshaft | Replace |
Driveshaft rattle and worn hub splines | Replace | |
Driveshaft rattle and worn side gear splines | Replace | |
Wear, rattle or galling of wheel bearing | Replace | |
Loose hub nut | Adjust or replace | |
Defective front suspension and steering | Adjust or replace |
Symptom | Possible cause | Remedy |
Bent cage | Cage damaged by improper handling or tool usage | Replace bearing |
Galling | Metal smears on roller end due to overheating, incorrect lubricant or overloading | Replace bearing Check seals, check for proper lubrication |
Cracked inner race | Race cracked due to improper fit, cocking or poor bearing seats | Replace bearing |
Etching | Bearing surfaces appear gray or grayish black in color accompanied by material etched away usually at roller spacing | Replace bearing Check seals, check for proper lubrication |
Brinelling | Surface indentations on race surface caused by rollers being under impact loading or vibration while the bearing is not rotating | Replace bearing |
Heat discoloration | Heat discoloration is dark blue resulting from overload or no lubricant (Yellow or brown color is normal) | Replace bearing Check seals and other parts |
Fatigue spalling | Flaking of surface metal resulting from fatigue | Replace bearing Clean all related parts |
