Rear wheel bearing gone at 78K?
12-30-2010, 02:42 PM
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Car started making a noise like a tire was going bad, but I couldnt find a bulge, and there's plenty of tread. Took it today and put it up on the rack at my local tire shop and spun the tires. Seemed a good vibration could be felt when you held your hand on the strut spring as the tire spun. No lash in it that we could tell, so I went ahead and ordered a wheel bearing.
Anybody else ran into this issue yet? Gonna be a DIY, not sure what tools I'll need, haven't had time to look at the manual yet.
Anybody else ran into this issue yet? Gonna be a DIY, not sure what tools I'll need, haven't had time to look at the manual yet.
12-31-2010, 10:03 AM
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12-31-2010, 04:49 PM
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not the wheel bearing, but i had my rear knuckle replaced (103k), a good $500 part. to be honest, it's wear and tear. you might as well check for play in each wheel when you have the car up.
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01-02-2011, 03:51 AM
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Sounds like a bad tire noise, gets worse in turns. Going to try to put it together today hopefully, though I'll have to wait till tomorrow to get a new axle nut from the dealer. I am really worried about geting the axle drawn into the bearing and drive hub, the bentley book only says "use special tool or equivalent"
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My car has been making a droning noise for a while now over 45mph....and gets louder the faster I go. At first I thought it was my balding run flats....but now with the new wheels and non runflat tires I still am hearing the same noise. Sounds like it is coming from the back right, and when I turn hard to the right to get the weight off the right side, the noise quits until I straighten back out. If I turn hard to the left, the noise gets louder. I jacked up the car and grabbed all 4 wheels to try and move them, but I didn't notice any play.
I've got an appointment tomorrow for an alignment and I'll have them check everything out.....from previous experience on a different car, it sounds like a bad wheel bearing.
My car has been making a droning noise for a while now over 45mph....and gets louder the faster I go. At first I thought it was my balding run flats....but now with the new wheels and non runflat tires I still am hearing the same noise. Sounds like it is coming from the back right, and when I turn hard to the right to get the weight off the right side, the noise quits until I straighten back out. If I turn hard to the left, the noise gets louder. I jacked up the car and grabbed all 4 wheels to try and move them, but I didn't notice any play.
I've got an appointment tomorrow for an alignment and I'll have them check everything out.....from previous experience on a different car, it sounds like a bad wheel bearing.