Hey Scotty, I drive a 2005 Acura TL with 110k miles, and I'm 95% sure that a wheel bearing is seized, I can do most automotive repairs myself. But wheel bearings is something I don't know much about. So the wheel locks up when I try to drive forward, but it will move just fine in reverse with no resistance. I figured if the bearing was seized the wheel wouldn't move in any direction, and I'm also confused because the wheel hasn't made any strange noises, indicating a problem before this happened. My question is, before I'm able to take a look at it, what else would cause the wheel to lock up?
Is there a parking brake shoe mechanism inside the rotor hub that may be stuck?
See I thought it might be the parking brake, but I figured if that was the case then both wheels would be locked up. Or is it possible for just one to lock up in that case? Also the car will still roll in reverse when it's under weight.
Well the caliper on that side is locked up for whatever reason when you back up it spins in the opposite direction and often it will move
Hey Scotty thank you for your reply. So I got the caliper off, and when I try to spin the rotor it's completely stuck. This has to be caused by a seized bearing, what do you think?
It's possible it could be just one side.