[Shotimes] Bad Bearing Symptoms?

[Peter Chase]

Yeah, I'm getting a vibration and a noise like I'm running mud tires, so I
think the bearing is the culprit. Next stop, Advance Auto Parts!
Thanks,
 Pete

 On 9/16/05, Dave Kegel <d.kegel@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> Personally I've never had a bad bearing cause a vibration. I assume you
> not
> only balanced but rotated the wheels? Sometimes a rim can be bent and they
> won't notice it when they balance the tires.
>
> Assuming it's not the wheels and tires, I would suspect a bad CV
> joint/axle
> before a bearing.
>
> Typically a bearing will get noisy when it goes bad. A whirring/moaning
> sort of sound that gets louder with speed. Like you're running monster
> truck tires.
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Peter Chase
> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 1:03 PM
> To: Sholist
> Subject: [Shotimes] Bad Bearing Symptoms?
>
>
> For those of you who have had to replace a front wheel bearing, what were
> the symptoms that led you to replace them? I'm hoping that replacing my
> bearing(s) will cure a long-term front vibration problem that hasn't be
> helped by multiple tries to balance the wheels. Thanks, Pete
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