Mid-Atlantic S2000 Owners Members from Maryland, DC and Virginia

2012 Track Junkie Thread

Thread Tools
 
Old 04-23-2012 | 11:57 AM
  #841  
TubeDriver's Avatar
Member (Premium)
 
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 6,337
Likes: 1
From: Gods Speed #57 Lemons #77
Default

Originally Posted by dc_s2k
Originally Posted by Olegator' timestamp='1335200073' post='21634718
How do you know the bearing is bad? Try re-torquing the bearings first before replacing them, I've seen quite a number of people that have replaced their bearings even though the only thing that it needed is re-torquing. Plus 34k does not sound like much.
Oh, and I'd replace the hubs as well, regardless... S2000 service manual has specs on diameter tolerance for the hub, look it up. If it is within specs and no deep scratches/gouges are present it'll be safe to re-use it.

Here's some good pics:
https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/929...e-nut-tsb-diy/
Thanks Oleg. I really don't know that its bad, but its making this awful squeak, squeak, squeak noise under acceleration that goes away when i let off the gas and/or turn left. Its basically the same noise as the ones in the videos online i have watched.

Sounds like a bearing. I have a 20-ton press and all the adapters if you need to use it. If it goes away when you turn left, it probably is a left side, rear bearing.
Old 04-23-2012 | 01:18 PM
  #842  
Olegator's Avatar
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,641
Likes: 1
From: Gaithersburg, MD
Default

Re-torque, if that doesn't help, use Pete's press
You know, my race pads were squeaking like crazy, only after I put the street pads back in I realized that one of the noises I thought could be a bad bearing was actually pads...
Oh, and bad bearings don't squeak, they hum....usually
Old 04-23-2012 | 01:22 PM
  #843  
Olegator's Avatar
 
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 3,641
Likes: 1
From: Gaithersburg, MD
Default

Do the test: get the car on the road and swerve back and forth (just aggressively enough for some moderate weight transfer)
Listen for the noise, and see when is it the loudest, and what side is loaded at the time.
depress the brake a little as well to get the pads dragging (this way you'll make sure it is not your pads for sure)
Old 04-23-2012 | 04:21 PM
  #844  
dc_s2k's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,593
Likes: 0
Default

Brake pressure has no effect on the noise.

similarish to this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHAR-ngy_ek
Old 04-23-2012 | 07:24 PM
  #845  
robrob's Avatar
Former Moderator
 
Joined: Jul 2005
Posts: 4,633
Likes: 26
From: West Virginia
Default

One of the problems with not replacing the hubs is getting the knuckle apart and then finding a bad hub and then having to wait for the part. It's also kind of a pain to cut the old bearing face off without damaging the hub. You could buy one hub and two bearings then do one wheel and try to reuse the hub. It's a good idea to have a spare hub and bearing anyway. It would have made my life so much easier if I had a spare for the SCCA comp school where we were lucky enough to scrounge everything needed so Oleg could do the hub and bearing swap.
Old 04-23-2012 | 07:27 PM
  #846  
TopGear's Avatar
 
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 9,557
Likes: 15
From: MD
Default

Originally Posted by dc_s2k
Brake pressure has no effect on the noise.

similarish to this
youtube.com/watch?v=SHAR-ngy_ek
That's exactly how my bad wheel bearing sounded. Unless both bearings went bad at the same time, weaving back and forth should have a pretty big affect on the sound.
Old 04-24-2012 | 06:00 AM
  #847  
clarkster009's Avatar
Thread Starter
 
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 5,662
Likes: 3
Default

So, no one going to the NASA event this weekend?
Old 04-24-2012 | 06:48 AM
  #848  
Budman05's Avatar
Registered User
 
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 7,261
Likes: 1
From: The Blue Ridge
Default

Originally Posted by clarkster009
So, no one going to the NASA event this weekend?

Not as a participant, possibly visit for a while.
Old 04-24-2012 | 10:13 AM
  #849  
goldenfri's Avatar
Community Organizer
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 16,546
Likes: 711
From: Maryland
Default

Originally Posted by clarkster009
So, no one going to the NASA event this weekend?
I'll be there making dust.
Old 04-24-2012 | 10:16 AM
  #850  
goldenfri's Avatar
Community Organizer
15 Year Member
 
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 16,546
Likes: 711
From: Maryland
Default

Anyone want to do the enduro karting Saturday evening? Thinking about making a team.

https://nasaproracing.com/event/1452


Quick Reply: 2012 Track Junkie Thread



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 05:23 PM.