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10-27-2011, 05:08 PM | #1 |
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Wheel Bearing?
So for the past few weeks I have been hearing a weird resonating or growling noise coming from my front end. Last night I was driving on the highway and heard this god-awful vibrating noise coming from one of my tires. I pulled over to see if there was something wrong but everything looked OK.
So my question is does this sound like a bad wheel bearing? I just had tires changed out today and it's still happening. Also, how dangerous is it to drive with a bad bearing? I probably won't be able to get it changed out for about a week if it is the problem. |
10-27-2011, 05:32 PM | #2 |
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It could be a wheel bearing, a wheel bearing will sound like a humming noise.
Does it get louder when you go faster? I would say go have it checked out as soon as you can. |
10-27-2011, 05:35 PM | #3 | |
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Also last night, it felt like I was going over a rumble strip on the highway but I was driving on smooth pavement. If this is a bearing issue, what am I looking at cost wise from a garage (no stealership pricing)? |
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10-27-2011, 05:38 PM | #4 |
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Forgot to mention that the noise disappears if I make a right turn but comes back going straight or turning left.
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10-27-2011, 05:56 PM | #5 |
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I'm not sure on the cost, i've never had a wheel bearing replaced...nor am I a mechanic.
It sounds like it's probably your front right side wheel bearing. Bear in mind, i'm just making a guess based on what I know. Even some of the more experienced people will be just guessing, it's almost impossible to tell without actually being there to see/hear/smell/feel it. |
10-27-2011, 06:03 PM | #6 | |
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10-27-2011, 08:40 PM | #7 | |
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Seems a bit dangerous but it looks like it works. |
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10-27-2011, 09:42 PM | #8 |
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One way to test a wheel bearing is load it and unload it and see if there is a change in pitch. Like swerve left and see if it gets louder or right and see if it gets quieter IE like how you mentioned it went away turning right. So more than likely its going to be a left side wheel bearing. If you take a floor jack or dont own one you can use the one in the car. Lift up the left side of the car and firmly grasp the upper and lower portion of the wheel. And see if it will wobble up and down as well as left and right. If there is any play at all its safe to say this is the culprit. You can try spinning the wheel you may hear some rumbling noise as well. It is a safety issue as the wheel bearing becomes worse and totally destroyed it can cause the wheel to full lock up or worse fall off in worst case. But you would have to be totally ignorant and drive the car at high speeds with the loud humming for that to happen.
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EDIT: I really don't want my wheel to fall off lol so I will be paying $$ to have this fixed ASAP as this is our only car at the moment. |
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10-31-2011, 10:35 AM | #10 |
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So yeah turns out it IS the drivers side front wheel bearing. I jacked up all my wheels individually and checked for play, and that was the one that was loose.
Toyota wants $300+tax to fix it, with the part. I'm guessing that is expensive since I can get the part for $60 and it looks fairly easy to do, I just need a press. But since I have no time at the moment, I'm going to let them do it. Any reason this would fail? Or just normal wear and tear? |
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11-01-2011, 03:00 PM | #12 |
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whats your milage on the car,bad roads,pothole,salty winter roads even can reduce life of the bearings if it gets past the seals.
Honestly $300 is not too bad a price to have someone else do it. Dont drive if you can help it,wheels can old over if it goes too wobbly and then it gets spendy as it can take out drive shaft,tranny input location,suspension,body panels...etc. |
11-02-2011, 07:02 PM | #13 |
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Well I have 215,000 KM on it ... and yeah our roads are terrible. Not as much salt in the winter, though.
Yeah I have no choice driving on it since it's our only car, but it's going in tomorrow morning and 23km to the dealership from my house. :P |
11-02-2011, 07:08 PM | #14 |
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Could be a CV joint.
Either way, get ye to a mechanic if you can't diagnose and wrench yourself.
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11-02-2011, 10:57 PM | #15 | |
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Pretty sure it's the wheel bearing as I can move the wheel when it's jacked up, and only from that one side. I'll update tomorrow after I'm back from the garage. :P |
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2011 , too bad , no update ... I am having a sound when turning left "Tac Tac Tac ", the more weight put in the curve ; the louder the "Tac Tac Tac" ,nothing in a straight line , just quiet as can be , it does it equally under load or breaking , or just coasting thru the curves was wondering if it was a half shaft , or wheel bearing ..... sounds like it is coming from front right side but that can be deceiving , sometimes other rattles sounded like they were coming from the front ,and turned out it was something in the back of the car ... any expert opinions ?? 2007 from May 2006 190,000 KM |
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05-08-2015, 09:41 AM | #18 |
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no ripped boot , all looks good down there
low speed, high speed ; = "ta ka ta ka ta "..... the more weight applied to the wheel , in the curve , the louder the "ta ka ta ka ta " in the past I have had cv joints go bad and there was a difference in the loudness of the sound when you accelarated compared to just coasting thru a curve that is why I was hoping someone else had the same behavior described . I'll look into this during the next weeks and report results. Thanks for reply CTScott |
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