# Wheel bearings/ hub 2011 Chevy Aveo **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Created:** [April 17, 2016, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearings-hub-2011-chevy-aveo/93052 "2016-04-17T02:15:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 5:44am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearings-hub-2011-chevy-aveo/93052/21 "2016-04-19T05:44:56Z")
@Yosemite I’m also not a facebook guy . . . but I actually saw the smoke machine through the “haze” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 6:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearings-hub-2011-chevy-aveo/93052/22 "2016-04-19T06:42:53Z")
I don’t see a hub as being responsible for damaging the new bearings. I could see new bearings failing if they were pounded in with a hammer instead of pressed in or if the bearings used were of some Chinese low grade manufacture. As to Temple, my guess is Temple, TX. ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 5:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearings-hub-2011-chevy-aveo/93052/23 "2016-04-19T17:39:36Z")
I saw the smoke machine Ok and the video was great. I made my own out of a military ammo box a few years back. I would have liked to see more of the other pictures though. You never know when you may see someone using a homemade tool etc., and think “that’s a cleaver way to do that”. yosemite ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2016, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearings-hub-2011-chevy-aveo/93052/24 "2016-04-19T20:23:19Z")
This is just too ripe- > get a call. I should upgrade the bearings. The other shop put on crap bearings and that's why they died so fast Gee, since your company is warrantying the work, you guys might want to use better parts this time. That way, we don’t waste each other’s time… I go with Tester’s scenario. They damaged the bearings on installation. ---
**Author:** ![Forza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/74df32/32.png) [@Forza](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Forza)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearings-hub-2011-chevy-aveo/93052/25 "2016-04-21T07:07:01Z")
Thank you very much. Everyone. It’s been extremely helpful. I’m going to check out your Facebook. Looks like it might be helpful too. Thanks again all. ---
**Author:** ![Rod-Knox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Rod-Knox](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Rod-Knox)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearings-hub-2011-chevy-aveo/93052/26 "2016-04-22T06:11:33Z")
A failing hub bearing will often spin on the hub and damage it and installing the damaged hub in a new bearing alone won’t eliminate the play. But once installed the bearing cannot be removed and have a new hub installed and then be reliable. I learned to never reinstall the Ford-Mazda hubs with new bearings regardless how good they looked. [Previous page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/wheel-bearings-hub-2011-chevy-aveo/93052.md?page=1)