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Aidan Crabtree Posted on Aug 30, 2014
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Why is the one wheel disk and caliper very hot? on my nissan VQ 35 Rear

I can feel a viberation when driving my Nissan Infiniti VQ 35 when I check the temps of the wheels the one rear wheel disk and caliper is a lot hotter than the rest brakes or bearing?

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Rotator may have been machined too much previously and the rotator is know too thin (that is the big round metal disc that the caliper squeezes onto to brake) causing the rotator to not dissapate the heat which will cause the vibration as the caliper overheats during braking.

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 31, 2008

SOURCE: Rear Axle Bearing

i know for a fact that the bearing comes with the hub., and if the old bearing is badly damage you may need to heat it to remove it from the axel...so this may be a rather big job if your not equipt
with torch or other ...

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idare_ya

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  • Posted on Oct 15, 2008

SOURCE: nissan sentra gxe 03 rear wheel hub bearing problem

Easy job ! just rem to get a gear puller for the antilock gear and install same as came off old one Parts around 100$ each apx 1/2 hr each side

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Nov 26, 2008

SOURCE: 2001 monte carlo ss. Rear wheel bearings making a grinding noise

It is pretty easy, there is not much labor involved if it has anti-lock brakes in the rear you will also have to un-plug the wire harness attached to hubs.

Paullycarguy

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  • Posted on Mar 21, 2009

SOURCE: how do you change rear wheel bearing on a 2004 nissan sentra

Yes it is as easy as it looks. If you had the tire off and figured out that it looks easy, you shouldn't have much problem.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 28, 2009

SOURCE: Steering wheel vibration and whine noise from rear of car

Yes, and it probably is your wheel bearing. Hearing a sound like a chain dragging is classic. You may also hear a clicking noise or chain dragging noise when turning to the left or right.

Look under the car and see if the rubber boots that surround the axle near the tires are cracked and leaking grease. If so, it is almost a certainty that the bearings are bad as you have lost grease and thus lubrication to the bearings.

Good luck,
bob

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