Date:         Sat, 9 Jul 2011 12:23:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Edward Maglott <emaglott3@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: front wheel noise
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Jake, the noise does get a little quieter on right turns.  The
bearings on that right side are brand new.  You think I could have
damaged the outer race of the inner bearing by drifting it in?    I
don't hear anything on jackup and spin.  I may try to get it spinning
faster and see if I hear anything.

Mark, you are right.  Even not taking that into consideration the
bias toward the right is not that strong.  When I asked one of the
auto-tech instructors at work about it that was the first thing he
said was that the bias on turning sometimes causes the noise to come
from the unloaded wheel.

Edward

At 11:10 AM 7/9/2011, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>It sounds as if you're right inner wheel bearing is worn.  If the
>noise doesn't change when you use the brakes you can probably rule
>them out. What do you hear when you jack up that corner and spin the
>wheel by hand?
>
>You say it gets louder when you turn left and load the inner bearing
>- does it get quieter when you turn right and load the outer?
>
>On Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 7:15 AM, Edward Maglott
><<mailto:emaglott3@gmail.com>emaglott3@gmail.com> wrote:
>I have a noise that sounds like it's in my right front
>wheel.  Definitely sounds like its in one of the front wheels.  It's
>speed dependent, rrrraaoo, rrrraaoo, rrrraaoo, and I would say it's a
>wheel bearing based on what I've heard and diagnosed over the
>years.  So here's what I've done: