Wobbling Wheels

[solly69]

My wheels wobble BUT there tight on the axels...
it seems the whole axel peice wobbles and i have no idea how to tighten it

any idears guy??

By the way my car is a HSP Atomic Warhead

 

[stevecz28]

i wold venture to say you lost a bearing somewhere along the lines, probably a bearing around or near the drive cups off your driveshafts. excessive play with that cup wuill cause the wheels to wobble all over the place due to nothing really holding it secure

 

[dj_doogle]

could be the barings yes or have u bent the drive shafts?:\

 

[solly69]

the drive shafts were bent but i just put new 1s in there
it does it on all 4 wheels

 

[solly69]

bump

I'm really stuck with this guys and any help would be appreciated

 

[flm_savage]

look for the play. Hold the wheel and wiggle it and see where the play is coming from. A bent driveshaft will tear up bearings in a heartbeat. Like the others said, inspect your bearings.

 

[solly69]

i checked my bearings and they looked fine but i can see that it does move were the bearing is fitted into the frame.

Do i need to replace the bearing or where the bearing sits in the plastics?

 

[solly69]

Another bump
really need to know what to replace so that i can order it in as it takes about a week to get here

 

[olds97_lss]

Try wrapping the outer race of the bearing with some teflon tape, then jam it into the carrier and put your wheel on. If the wobble goes away, then that's the slop you need to fix. If it doesn't go away, then it's more than likely the bearings themselves that need replaced.

 

[solly69]

i will try that when i finish work tomorow and get back to you on how it goes
thanks for your help

 

[Metalhead Matt]

You should change the bearings when you change the drive shafts anyways. They wear together. Just like on a 1:1 truck(older ones without unit bearings). When you change the bearings, you change the races. Old bearings speed up the wear of new parts.

 

[solly69]

well i tried teflon tape and i had no luck

so do i replace the bearings OR the bearing housing OR both

 

[flm_savage]

If you have the cash do both