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Old 08-05-2009, 07:18 PM
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hub problems

I have a 1994 toyota pick-up running 37x13.5x15 tires on 15x14 wheels with 538 gears.My problem is it keeps blowing front drivers side hub about every 3000 miles.The tread on the front tires wore extremely fast the last 2000 miles.When I take it apart everything is tight and has plenty of grease.Anyone know what the problem might be?
Old 08-05-2009, 07:23 PM
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sounds like stress on that side, check your bearings,brakes and your suspension alignment??
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The wheel hub or the manual hub? Please elaborate. How can it be tight and have plenty of grease and be "blowing"?

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the manual hubs.for some reason the hubs are going bad causing it to eat the bearings and the race up.
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sorry waskillywabbit its the wheel hub.everything is tight but the race is eatten up real bad,which is causing it to eat the hub up.I could understand if it was running out of grease but its not!
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R/R wheel bearings.

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if ur asking if theyre front or rear its on the left front
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Sorry. Remove/Replace wheel bearings.

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i just replaced the race,bearings,&wheel hub day b4 yesterday. The thing is i did all that exactly 3200 miles ago. I replaced everything both times with toyota parts.I need to see if theyre r any better ones from maybe Moog or somebody.
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