Chasing down bad wheel bearing
Kurt Wubbels
kurt@emetic.org
Tue, 22 Apr 2003 10:20:18 -0500
> Problem is me and my dad disagree on which one I need to replace.
OK turn
> sharply to the left, roar goes away. When the car settles it comes
right back.
> Turn sharply to the right and the roar gets a little louder.
It's the left rear that's failing. The noise will get louder when you
put load on the bearing -- ie. a hard left loads the right rear, a hard
right loads the left rear. This is especially fresh in my mind as I
replaced a failing right rear wheel bearing last night :)
-Kurt.