So, if one jacks the front end of a FWD off the ground, in park, if you spin one wheel, the other wheel will spin backwards--that's the front diff doing its thing. The spiders are doing their job, ring and pinion are locked in place. Got it.
Wife has been "complaining" about a front end squeak. Can't remember the last time I greased the sliding surfaces on the brakes, so figured it was time. Pulled wheels, pulled calipers, pulled brackets. For no good reason, I tried to turn the hub. It's surprising high drag--and I swear, I can feel every tooth engaging. ? I can't say I've tried this before on different cars, but this feels off to me. Like it's got really low backlash in the gears, that has to be good right? but my fear is that I've got a wheelbearing going and instead it's pitting I'm feeling, that's my fear.
I don't think it's pitting, it's too regular, and the car is kinda new. 2021 Camry Hybrid, 59k or so on the clock. Maybe the spiders have tight lash and it's actually low drag, if I were to figure out how to shift into neutral without the car getting mad at me.
Guessing it's just a squeak from yet a new ridge getting cut into the pads. For the first time I suspect I'll do brakes because of rotors wearing out, instead of pads. Just a hunch.
Time to sand, slather some anti seize in, and put back together with grease on all the sliding surfaces. No problem found, you're just hearing things honey.
Wife has been "complaining" about a front end squeak. Can't remember the last time I greased the sliding surfaces on the brakes, so figured it was time. Pulled wheels, pulled calipers, pulled brackets. For no good reason, I tried to turn the hub. It's surprising high drag--and I swear, I can feel every tooth engaging. ? I can't say I've tried this before on different cars, but this feels off to me. Like it's got really low backlash in the gears, that has to be good right? but my fear is that I've got a wheelbearing going and instead it's pitting I'm feeling, that's my fear.
I don't think it's pitting, it's too regular, and the car is kinda new. 2021 Camry Hybrid, 59k or so on the clock. Maybe the spiders have tight lash and it's actually low drag, if I were to figure out how to shift into neutral without the car getting mad at me.
Guessing it's just a squeak from yet a new ridge getting cut into the pads. For the first time I suspect I'll do brakes because of rotors wearing out, instead of pads. Just a hunch.
Time to sand, slather some anti seize in, and put back together with grease on all the sliding surfaces. No problem found, you're just hearing things honey.
