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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 11:21 AM
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Wierd grinding or growling noise!

Okay, so recently my car just started to make a growling and almost a grinding when driving straight and even worst when making right turns, but never left turns. I check the passenger side tire/rims and i had a bent rim and worn out tires. So i got those replaced with new ones and it's still making the noise. I recently had my tierods replaced so it couldnt be that. I know my brakes are going bad but i doubt it could be the brakes. Help PLOZ!
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 04:45 PM
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Could be a ball joint, tie rod, shock... Maybe even a bushing.
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Old Mar 19, 2011 | 05:34 PM
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Growling when straight or turning only one direction is a wheel bearing.
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Old Mar 20, 2011 | 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by RalliartN
Growling when straight or turning only one direction is a wheel bearing.
+1 exactly right, wierd thing is if its get worse when turning right and stops when turning left that means it your drivers side bearing going out. However replace BOTH bearings DO NOT just replace one side
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 08:52 AM
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ok so i jack up the car and move the tires up and down and left and right and dam it feel like it had a lot of play. but i did the same to the drivers side tires and there was barely any play so im assuming its the passenger side wheel bearings?
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 01:32 PM
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but i did the same to the drivers side tires and there was barely any play so im assuming its the passenger side wheel bearings?
Yes
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 02:00 PM
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okay so i bought the bearings and took it to a local shop to get a quote on the price and he said 90 bucks ea side, because he has to take the bearings to get it press in somewhere else, and also said that its gonna take 6 hours! i was like wtf! 6 hours lol. Is that a reasonable price since the bearings were only 40 bucks ea
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 05:52 PM
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okay so i bought the bearings and took it to a local shop to get a quote on the price and he said 90 bucks ea side, because he has to take the bearings to get it press in somewhere else, and also said that its gonna take 6 hours! i was like wtf! 6 hours lol. Is that a reasonable price since the bearings were only 40 bucks ea
That seems cheap as hell to me.
What shop works on a $30hr rate?
That's low, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
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Old Mar 21, 2011 | 06:13 PM
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okay, ill do it tomorrow then, this shop dosent supply parts basically u buy ur own parts and they charge labor =D
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 09:59 AM
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he said 90 bucks ea side
If he was local to me, at that price I'd get new bearings every other week. That's hella cheap.
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Old Mar 22, 2011 | 10:24 AM
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Yup thats a damn good deal. When I needed mine done Mitsu quoted me over $600 for the front two!!!!! So I did them myself lol.
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 03:12 PM
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ok got it done and now my car runs perfect no more noise!
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Old Jun 23, 2011 | 09:27 PM
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Was it hard to replace the bearings?
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Old Jun 27, 2011 | 10:29 AM
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Was it hard to replace the bearings?
No it's not. It just takes a bit of time, like most other stuff.
Read the instructions ahead of time, plan accordingly, if you're missing tools, get them before you start, and plan how you're going to get that thing out of the hub and back in. If you don't have a shop press, befriend someone that does or get one cause you'll need one to get the job done.
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Old Jun 28, 2011 | 06:29 AM
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its the hub assembly that is getting replaced. You cant just get the bearings for and evo 8. So no press needed.
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