hit curb grinding noise

[1993]

i know this might sound dumb but how do you change the bearings??
i would usually be doing this with my friend who nows this shit but he is on vacation.

 

[Nhaz]

the noise may have stopped if the broken bearing parts have spun off into the grease on the side. they still may have done permanent damage. hard to say untill you take it apart and look.

 

[1993]

ok how do you take it apart to look??
thanks allot guys

 

[1993]

i need a c clap right?? to remove the caliper and then the rotor?

 

[1993]

ok my neighbor just came over we took the tire off and there was a big groove in the back side of my rotor and that shield was messed up and we shook the rotor back and forth and no play at all so were thinking it is not a wheel bearing what else could it be?

could the noise have stopped after the thing came out of the brakes? could it have been brakes or what?

 

[colby450xc]

If it started making noise right after you hit the curb you at least screwed up the bearings. Honestly, a new rotor with bearings doesn't cost much at all, and is very easy to replace. While you are at it, it is worth it to have the other rotor turned and put new pads on the front brakes. This is all very easy to do and doesn't cost much more than a normal brake job. I doubt you bent a beam hitting the curb, otherwise you would notice a change in the alignment and camber of the wheel that hit the curb. Feel lucky it is a truck. I hit a curb at 15mph in my eclipse a few years ago and it required me to replace a wheel, hub, and control arm.

 

[1993]

If it started making noise right after you hit the curb you at least screwed up the bearings.

now that i think about it the noise didn't come right after hitting the curb

 

[necessaryevil]

for less then $100 you can replace both sets of bearings, both rotors and brake pads. when talking about bearings its always better safe then sorry, there is nothing worse then having a bearing lock up at 65,

 

[OilPatch197]

When I hit a curb I didn't change my bearings, and once the bearings broke and ****ed up my spindle I had to replace the entire lower suspension with a junk yard unit, because the spindle is a PITA to remove from kingpins/balljoints.(1984 Ranger BTW)


Seriously have your bearings looked at, if you can't immediately look at them, then wait until you can get time with whoever, but you most definitely need to look at those bearings soon, or sell the truck.

Even a local shop could give you a reasonable quote, this isn't rocket/nuclear/intelligence science.

 

[Andres629]

AAA coverage so that when the wheel shits you can get towed easily. Or inspect it now and have peace of mind.

This.

 

[mp3deviant721]

Well, your rotor has a groove in it, I'd start out with rotors, pads, and wheel bearings. Wheel bearings can be done while you have the old rotors off.