Kestas
Staff member
Originally Posted By: supton
My VW mechanic used to work at a GM dealer. They had a customer bring in a Silverado that he claimed had a bad bearing. Nothing was found the first couple of times--the irate customer finally had it and said he wasn't picking it up. My mechanic was told to take it out on a spin during lunch, as the customer said that it didn't do it all the time. It took 40 minutes of driving, but once the bearing starting making noise, it would be a horrendous racket. He had to go back and get some of the other mechanics and show it to them; it again took 40 minutes but once it started, it was obvious. New bearing and all was well.
Bearings can be funny things.
It was probably a ball defect versus a raceway defect.
My VW mechanic used to work at a GM dealer. They had a customer bring in a Silverado that he claimed had a bad bearing. Nothing was found the first couple of times--the irate customer finally had it and said he wasn't picking it up. My mechanic was told to take it out on a spin during lunch, as the customer said that it didn't do it all the time. It took 40 minutes of driving, but once the bearing starting making noise, it would be a horrendous racket. He had to go back and get some of the other mechanics and show it to them; it again took 40 minutes but once it started, it was obvious. New bearing and all was well.
Bearings can be funny things.
It was probably a ball defect versus a raceway defect.
