wheel bearing

[bob12768]

hello i just had tires put on my 1988 festiva the kid at the tire shop decided to tighten the spindel nut instead of the lug nut. later that day the wheel locked up. the bearing is missing a couple of teeth so i thought just replace the bearing, however when i went to take the drum off the bearing is pushed back and wont come off. any ideas how to get it off? it is the rear wheel

[kzbill]

Make the shop fix it!

[Damkid]

^^X2

[bob12768]

well that would be nice but they said that there ppl didnt do it so i either do it or no car

[Ron]

Dude really don't take that #%%^ from them. Make them fix it. If you have another car get the BBB involved, and just let it sit until they fix it. Put the pressure on and they will fix the car may take a week or two bbut the ywill do it.
edited by admin for language

[kzbill]

may be publish their phone number and we can all call all day long and ask questions about festivas

[jglutz]

^Post the number
Your screwed...If the nut came off and the inner race of the outer bearing came out..and the wheel doesn't spin...the inner bearing siezed (welded) the wheel to the spindle. Try a puller...if this doesn't work...its only coming off with a flaming hack saw.
No reason a tire shop should even had the dust cap off!

[scitzz]

Probably the dust cap was already off.....

[bob12768]

well i let it sit for awile now got tired of not haing my car. they didnt fix it so i torched it off. spindel is fine have to replace drum and wheel bearing and its back on the road

[packrat427]

Glad you got it fixed !!

Did you use a J/Y spindle ?