Traction Control light

bigcat24 · 03-02-2009, 09:10 AM

I have already been reading up on this issue, and it sounds like I have a wheel hub assembly going bad... Is there a way to tell which one? It's obviously the front, so should both sides just get replaced or what? Any advise would be appreciated...

wedebrook · 03-02-2009, 09:25 AM

jack it up and grab the wheel from the top and bottom (12 oclock and 6 oclock) and see if you can wobble it up and down. if so, that hub is bad.

bigcat24 · 03-02-2009, 10:51 AM

Sounds like an easy of enought of a test... thanks! I will check it out that way. Is there any harm in driving on it while it is bad? Other than the obvious uneven tire wear... Like, will the damn wheel fall off while i'm driving down the road or anything?

wedebrook · 03-02-2009, 11:10 AM

probably not, but i would still get it fixed asap, if it is indeed bad. you can do it yourself, just have to have a big enough socket. i cant recall what size the nut is, but its a doosie.

04DetroitLS · 03-02-2009, 12:49 PM

32-34mm I dont know if it depends on year or what, but thats what ive seen ppl using, IIRC i used a 33mm and it was a little loose.

you CAN seize the hub which = BAD but you'll hear it grind, get worse, then a loud snap ;) - THEN MORE GRINDING and feels like youre driving with a flat... Not that i would know ;)

blusail · 03-02-2009, 12:56 PM

What year is your vehicle. On my 04 the drive shaft nut shows to be a 27mm and the hub bolt is a 12mm.

bigcat24 · 03-03-2009, 12:52 PM

Mine is a 2001. Already had the front left one done 2 years, and about 35,000 miles back... So I will see. Thanks for the input and I will keep you posted when I get the chance to inspect it in the next day or two...

04DetroitLS · 03-03-2009, 02:45 PM

edit

crap im running 99 GTP axles... maybe thats why the difference?

blusail · 03-03-2009, 02:47 PM

The bolt size is the same as my vehicle

bigcat24 · 03-06-2009, 01:25 PM

Thanks guys! I plan to do the work over the weekend... providing I can find the part locally.

03-02-2009, 09:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
bigcat24 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 41	Traction Control light I have already been reading up on this issue, and it sounds like I have a wheel hub assembly going bad... Is there a way to tell which one? It's obviously the front, so should both sides just get replaced or what? Any advise would be appreciated... __________________ Looking for Impala parts? Try The Chevy Impala SS Forums - Impala Store!

03-02-2009, 09:25 AM	#2 (permalink)
wedebrook Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chillicothe, Ohio Posts: 594 View My Garage wedebrook	jack it up and grab the wheel from the top and bottom (12 oclock and 6 oclock) and see if you can wobble it up and down. if so, that hub is bad. __________________

03-02-2009, 10:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
bigcat24 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 41	Sounds like an easy of enought of a test... thanks! I will check it out that way. Is there any harm in driving on it while it is bad? Other than the obvious uneven tire wear... Like, will the damn wheel fall off while i'm driving down the road or anything? __________________ Looking for Impala parts? Try The Chevy Impala SS Forums - Impala Store!

03-02-2009, 11:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
wedebrook Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Chillicothe, Ohio Posts: 594 View My Garage wedebrook	probably not, but i would still get it fixed asap, if it is indeed bad. you can do it yourself, just have to have a big enough socket. i cant recall what size the nut is, but its a doosie. __________________

03-02-2009, 12:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
04DetroitLS Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,507 View My Garage 04DetroitLS	32-34mm I dont know if it depends on year or what, but thats what ive seen ppl using, IIRC i used a 33mm and it was a little loose. you CAN seize the hub which = BAD but you'll hear it grind, get worse, then a loud snap ;) - THEN MORE GRINDING and feels like youre driving with a flat... Not that i would know ;) __________________ I am Wanderson's bitch . See the NEW project: http://www.fullthrottlev6.com/forums...ad.php?t=59648

03-02-2009, 12:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
blusail Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: WINSTON SALEM, NC Posts: 390 View My Garage blusail	What year is your vehicle. On my 04 the drive shaft nut shows to be a 27mm and the hub bolt is a 12mm. __________________ Looking for Impala parts? Try The Chevy Impala SS Forums - Impala Store!

03-03-2009, 12:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigcat24 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 41	Mine is a 2001. Already had the front left one done 2 years, and about 35,000 miles back... So I will see. Thanks for the input and I will keep you posted when I get the chance to inspect it in the next day or two... __________________ Looking for Impala parts? Try The Chevy Impala SS Forums - Impala Store!

03-03-2009, 02:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
04DetroitLS Super Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 2,507 View My Garage 04DetroitLS	edit crap im running 99 GTP axles... maybe thats why the difference? __________________ I am Wanderson's bitch . See the NEW project: http://www.fullthrottlev6.com/forums...ad.php?t=59648

03-03-2009, 02:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
blusail Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: WINSTON SALEM, NC Posts: 390 View My Garage blusail	The bolt size is the same as my vehicle __________________ Looking for Impala parts? Try The Chevy Impala SS Forums - Impala Store!

03-06-2009, 01:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
bigcat24 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 41	Thanks guys! I plan to do the work over the weekend... providing I can find the part locally. __________________ Looking for Impala parts? Try The Chevy Impala SS Forums - Impala Store!

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