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turbohugh
08-04-2014, 05:27 PM
The shop I went to mangled my rear wheel bearing installation. They guy is now avoiding me because he is a snake.

Long of the short I was replacing my parking brake shoes and saw
1-my rear hub was loose [tightened]
2-my rear axle nuts were old [I supplied new parts with my bearings]
3-After replacing the brake shoes [and tightening the rear hub nut to the specified torque] I now have an obnoxious scraping sound from the Right rear

Check the brakes, checked the dust shield. I'm thinking its the brand new bearing.

Any recommendations of a mechanic or shop near hyattsville that will do a proper job ?

need it pretty quick, willing to help it happen faster however I have no place to work [local Police Presence has decided that taking a wheel off the car =s major repair and threatened me with a ticket].

Thanks in advance!

Hugh
Richard Curtis
08-04-2014, 05:57 PM
Taylor Chapman at Chapman AutoWerkes near Dulles Airport. Knows 928s. Nice guy, does good work.
onboost
08-04-2014, 08:22 PM
Sigy's Auto Service; German shop that Specializes in BMW
Crabb Ave
Rockville, MD
301.881.6725
Vicegrip
08-04-2014, 09:23 PM
BeArings tend to grind. Shoes springs and tin tends to scrape. Does the stub axel wiggle with the nut properly torqued up?
Dr K
08-04-2014, 11:56 PM
What VG said.

That said, a little west of you: Matt De Maria (a Dorki regular and TRUE expert with older Porsches), in oldtown Gaithersburg. Stuttgart Performance Engineering.

A little north of you, but don't know if they like the old 928s: At Speed and TPC.
Dr K
08-04-2014, 11:57 PM
What VG said.

That said, a little west of you: Matt De Maria (a Dorki regular and TRUE expert with older Porsches), in oldtown Gaithersburg. Stuttgart Performance Engineering.

A little north of you, but don't know if they like the old 928s: At Speed and TPC.
turbohugh
08-05-2014, 03:32 PM
BeArings tend to grind. Shoes springs and tin tends to scrape. Does the stub axel wiggle with the nut properly torqued up?



Thanks for all the speedy replies :!


Yes there was a slight wiggle in the stub.

I have an E36 now [need to change that sig].

I am going to 'Green Motorsports' in Springfield VA today after work ... they said they were familiar with E36s so ..
turbohugh
08-08-2014, 11:10 AM
Green did a good job. All in all my issues were >

-Bad rear [right] hub
-bad rear [right] bearing
-damaged [right] axle .

Its possible the previous tech who did the rear bearings over-tightened
the rear axle nut.

The tech had to also replace one of my axle bolts

All in all im happy I have my car back and I would not want to have tried to do this with my work schedule.