how do you know if you have a bad wheel bearing, if i take it off how do i tell? My car makes weird loping noise at all speedsand is worse while braking, rotated the tires and the noise stayed in the front left

 

One easy way to tell if you have a bad wheel bearing is to jack the car up so the wheel is off the ground, then grab the tire at 12 o'clock and at 6 o'clock, and try to shake the wheel (i.e. = push at 12, pull at 6, and vice versa). If you get any excessive movement, I would replace the bearings. Check all the wheels.

 

A bad wheel bearing starts to make a whirring, groaning kind of noise. At first, it will only be when that bearing is under increased load, i.e., the on outside wheel of a turn. If it does this when turning, but not when straight, thats a pretty clear sign. If it does it all the time, its either a totally shot bearing or something else, like a bad differential, gearbox , etc.

 

well it is a little louder right turns..

 

Do this...its the quickest way with the least doubt

 

Sounds like the lf wheel bearing which is quite common to go bad on these cars, I have replaced both sides in my car and it has only got 46k on it.

 

how much does it cost to replace the wheel bearing?

 

The wheel bearings on the Evo are apart of the hub assembly. You have to buy a whole assembly, you cannot just get a bearing. Around $180-200 for the assembly.

 

this plus you will hear a whirring sound at speed. when i replaced them in my subi they were bad enuff where the car was tracking back and forth on the highway too

 

jack it up and shack it up and down and side to side and on an angle if its loose its a wheel bearing