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Pop goes the Regal


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So long story short, we're teaching my brother to drive, and he smashes my mom's Regal into a curb at around 20-25, and then proceeds to smash the gas pedal. This is the result:

 

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Anyway, it's destroyed the wheel and the tire. But now, there's a weird vibration/extremely light rubbing-type noise coming from the left front side of the car. Chris and I think it's the wheel hub/bearing. Any second opinions?

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damn thats bad mine wasnt that bad whad u do?

 

About two weeks after I got my license, I proceeded to smash the car into a curb going sideways at like 45 MPH. Destroyed the strut tower, wheel, tire, control arm, subframe. Fixed it and drove it for another year.

 

Shit, that sucks. looks like you shoulda put the sawblades on it before he got behind the wheel :lol:

 

I know, right? :lol:

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Ouch, sorry to see that.

 

If the car still goes pretty straight I would check the hub bearing like you were thinking.

 

Is that wheel still holding air? It honestly doesn't look that bad to me. Better then the old Wheel/tire that my Regal had when I got it, and put 50k miles on the tire before it was worn. lol

 

Also, I know where 2 of your sawblades are!!!

 

 

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Goddamn it shaun...why didn't you use the fucking LS that your family has instead? Btw, if it drives straight, I don't think there's a problem with the subframe.

 

That is the LS, that his family has.

 

Is this you're brother with turrets? Umm, yeah probably wheel bearing but I would check everything out.

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Goddamn it shaun...why didn't you use the fucking LS that your family has instead? Btw, if it drives straight, I don't think there's a problem with the subframe.

 

That is the LS, that his family has.

 

Is this you're brother with turrets? Umm, yeah probably wheel bearing but I would check everything out.

 

:redface: Didn't look at the last picture to see the car was silver.

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wheel bearings on gen-2's are rather sensitive/ weak and yes it could be the source of your problems.

 

Yeah, they suck. $150 for new ones.

 

Check ebay, prices are pretty good on there.

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