Replaced front wheel bearing....still has bad noise
Oct 26, 2010, 01:04 PM
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Replaced front wheel bearing....still has bad noise
I have been having a loud humming sound comming from the right front wheel for some time now. I finally got fed up with it and decided to replace the wheel bearing.
When i would drive the car......if i turned the wheel to the left the sound would stop....back to the right or straight a loud humming noise. I was told it was more than likely the wheel bearing.
Well to make a long story short i replaced the wheel bearing and i still have the exact noise...
Help me out........what is my next step
When i would drive the car......if i turned the wheel to the left the sound would stop....back to the right or straight a loud humming noise. I was told it was more than likely the wheel bearing.
Well to make a long story short i replaced the wheel bearing and i still have the exact noise...
Help me out........what is my next step
Oct 26, 2010, 04:59 PM
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From the way you describe it, it sounds like you replaced the wrong wheel bearing. If the noise is coming from the right front wheel bearing, if would get louder when you turn left.
If the sounds goes away when you turn left, the right side is loaded, thus making the noise louder. Same goes for the opposite side.
If the sounds goes away when you turn left, the right side is loaded, thus making the noise louder. Same goes for the opposite side.
Oct 26, 2010, 05:11 PM
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no this is NOT road or tire noise.... dead giveaway of bad wheel bearing is noise distinctly disappearing during transfer of weight to one side.
your symptom of turning to left (and noising disappearing) means wheel bearing is on left. weight is transfering to right and load is off the bad bearing. i had this exact same symptom, issue fixed with replacing driver side front bearing.
your symptom of turning to left (and noising disappearing) means wheel bearing is on left. weight is transfering to right and load is off the bad bearing. i had this exact same symptom, issue fixed with replacing driver side front bearing.
Oct 26, 2010, 05:25 PM
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thank you for the replies......i will be replacing the other wheel bearing tommorow.
What is the chance that it might be a tie rod or ball joint that is bad?
What is the chance that it might be a tie rod or ball joint that is bad?
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Oct 27, 2010, 06:00 AM
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[QUOTE=jmk508;8784275When i would drive the car......if i turned the wheel to the left the sound would stop....:[/QUOTE]
his right bearing was fine, since noise stopped during left turns only. actually what shocks me is when you removed the right side(wrong side), you or mechanic should have spun it and realized it was smooth.... blows my mind!
my bearing wasnt so bad that you could detect play on the wheel BUT once you removed it, it was unmistakably gritty compared to a good condition wheel bearing if you spin it in your hands.
his right bearing was fine, since noise stopped during left turns only. actually what shocks me is when you removed the right side(wrong side), you or mechanic should have spun it and realized it was smooth.... blows my mind!
my bearing wasnt so bad that you could detect play on the wheel BUT once you removed it, it was unmistakably gritty compared to a good condition wheel bearing if you spin it in your hands.
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I am having the same problem.. my humming is comming from the left and when i turn to the left it goes away..BUT i changed my left bearing and the noise is still there.. do you guys think front right or back left?
May 25, 2015, 03:14 PM
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Here is what a Mitsubishi Technician told me -
I had a car with a bad rear wheel bearing and it would only make noise when I slammed on the brakes unloading the bearing. I've seen wheels so loose they would move in the wind when the car was lifted and the bearings didn't make a sound. I've seen bearings that had no play and they were very noisy. You have to remember that there is a double race of bearings and either can be bad. So the loading or unloading of one side often doesn't tell you anything.
Anyway, that is what I was told, take it for what its worth.
I had a car with a bad rear wheel bearing and it would only make noise when I slammed on the brakes unloading the bearing. I've seen wheels so loose they would move in the wind when the car was lifted and the bearings didn't make a sound. I've seen bearings that had no play and they were very noisy. You have to remember that there is a double race of bearings and either can be bad. So the loading or unloading of one side often doesn't tell you anything.
Anyway, that is what I was told, take it for what its worth.
May 25, 2015, 04:09 PM
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LOL old threads are fun. i'm sure OP found it to be the bearing and that's why he never reported back.
i usually just replace both at the same time. it just seems easier. i figure if one is going bad, so will the other. then they wouldn't have to worry about which is bad LOL
i usually just replace both at the same time. it just seems easier. i figure if one is going bad, so will the other. then they wouldn't have to worry about which is bad LOL