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TrqlessWonder · 06-17-2019, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by atomicalex

Posting because after one lousy track day and 26K commuting miles, my fronts are making a racket and last night's steering test indicates I have at least one roasted front wheel bearing. Actually, it started making noise about a week before the track day, which I attributed to the Azenis running in.

Urgh.
@ZDan what is your build date?

Edit - ok, this weird. I put it up and yanked on the fronts side-side and up-down. It's not the wheel bearings. It's the right side of the rack. WTF? Oh well, at least that isn't going to self-combust. That can wait for a warranty check.

Can you describe this racket? When my wheel bearings have let me know they were pretty well shot (both this platform and others), I'm not sure I'd describe the noise as a "racket." My sway bar links, on the other hand, sure as heck make what I'd call a racket.

Pat · 06-17-2019, 01:51 PM

85k miles and around 100 track days here. No indication I need to change them.

Westen86 · 06-17-2019, 02:21 PM

Are youre tires doing this? I thought it was a wheel bearing at first. The humming was bad! It was just some toe-out.

rice_classic · 06-17-2019, 04:20 PM

There a lot of things that can add stress and change the life. Aggressive toe, camber, offset, lateral grip, heat, speed etc etc. Even with the varied results I've seen in the thread, I feel pretty positive about the longevity of this part of the car. Even more positive since replacing this part doesn't require the dismantling of ball joints or the use of a press like with other cars!

atomicalex · 06-18-2019, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by TrqlessWonder

Can you describe this racket? When my wheel bearings have let me know they were pretty well shot (both this platform and others), I'm not sure I'd describe the noise as a "racket." My sway bar links, on the other hand, sure as heck make what I'd call a racket.

A lot of whooshing. No banging. Pretty typical tyre noise.

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rice_classic Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Nevermorange FRS Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,160 Thanks: 755 Thanked 4,200 Times in 1,803 Posts Mentioned: 77 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	There a lot of things that can add stress and change the life. Aggressive toe, camber, offset, lateral grip, heat, speed etc etc. Even with the varied results I've seen in the thread, I feel pretty positive about the longevity of this part of the car. Even more positive since replacing this part doesn't require the dismantling of ball joints or the use of a press like with other cars! __________________ SCCA T4 - FRS

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