goodfornothing
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It might be road noise because I don't hear any metal on metal. I should look into getting some new tires.
Replacement parts needed for wheel bearing?
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goodfornothing
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- 03 22v P5-T
In that case, how come the wheel doesn't show any play when I jack up my car and push and pull on it?
MP3Performance
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It doesn't necessarily have to have play, but most of the time it does. When one of my wheel bearings went bad it actually made a clicking sound. The sound only happened when I drove straight or was turning one direction. It drove me nuts for two weeks trying to figure out what it was. I ended up replacing an axle, replacing a axle bearing behind the engine, taking apart the brakes and inspected the whole steering and suspension system. I did all this because I was convinced it could not be a wheel bearing since it did not make the sound I was used to when wheel bearings go bad. In the end my friend showed me a trick with using a screwdriver against the strut and keeping your ear to the handle part of it and listening for a odd sound. You could hear that there was a distinct grinding sound compared to the other good bearing.
I never said the noise you were hearing WAS the wheel bearing. I just said it could be. Without examining the thing myself I would have no way of knowing. Forgive me, I'll try to be less helpful next time
Wagonbacker9
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I never said the noise you were hearing WAS the wheel bearing. I just said it could be. Without examining the thing myself I would have no way of knowing. Forgive me, I'll try to be less helpful next time
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goodfornothing
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I never said the noise you were hearing WAS the wheel bearing. I just said it could be. Without examining the thing myself I would have no way of knowing. Forgive me, I'll try to be less helpful next time
I never said your piece of advice didn't help me one bit. So please, don't apologize (usa). If you read it right, I was just asking if there was still a possibility that I have bad bearings even though my wheels don't have any play, since I hear loud road noise/a loud whirring sound when I drive.
MP3Perfomance on the other hand, thanks for answering my question. I'll probably just bring my car in to get it checked.
Wagonbacker9 - (rofl2)
