SERVICE MANUAL | |
Applies to: Tiburon 1998-2001 | |
GROUP | |
Drive Shaft & Axle | General |
Symptom |
Probable cause |
Remedy |
Vehicle pulls to one side |
Scoring of drive shaft ball joint |
Replace |
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Wear, rattle or scoring wheel bearing |
Replace |
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Defective front suspension and steering |
Adjust or replace |
Vibration |
Wear, damage or bending of drive shaft |
Replace |
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Drive shaft rattle and hub serration |
Replace |
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Wear, rattle or sintering of wheel bearing |
Replace |
Shimmy |
Defective wheel balance |
Adjust or replace |
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Defective front suspension and steering |
Adjust or replace |
Excessive noise |
Wear, damage or bending of drive shaft |
Replace |
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Rattle of drive shaft and hub serration |
Replace |
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Rattle of drive shaft and side gear serration |
Replace |
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Wear, rattle or scoring of wheel bearing |
Replace |
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Loose hub nut |
Adjust or replace |
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Defective front suspension and steering |
Adjust or replace |
Bent cage |
Cage damage due to improper handling or tool usage |
Replace bearing |
Galling |
Metal smears on roller end due to overheating, lubricant problem or overloading |
Check seals, check for proper lubrication |
Cracked inner race |
Race cracked due to improper fit, cooking or poor bearing seats |
Replace bearing |
Etching |
Bearing surfaces appear gray or grayish black in color with related etching away of material usually at roller spacing |
Replace bearing |
Brinelling |
Surface indentations on race surface caused by rollers either under impact loading or vibration while the bearing is not rotating |
Check seals, check for proper lubrication |
Heat discoloration |
Heat discoloration is dark blue resulting from overload or no lubricant (Yellow or brown color is normal) |
Replace bearing Check seals and other parts |
Fatigue spalling |
Flaking of surface metal resulting from fatigue |
Replace bearing Clean all related parts |