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YOUR RESEARCHAnyone done front wheel bearings?
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bearing
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My 99' had a bad wheels bearing replaced by an indie with under 40k miles Gretch.
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Both of my front wheel bearings have been replaced.
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They used a couple Franklin wrenches and 1 McKinley press.
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Check the CV boots too for any signs of a tear/split.
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Now you might with the car in the air supported by its body lift points use a mechanic's stethoscope to listen to each hub as someone spins by hand the wheel/tire and see if you can hear any difference that might point you to the right wheel bearing.
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my 2000 C4 has 130,000 miles on it. I am hearing a rotating noise at low speeds. goes away above say 15 mph. I am suspecting early onset of wheel bearing failure. sounds like the right front, though it is feint at this point in time.
thoughts?
Could be a wheel bearing. I had one get noisy in my 02 Boxster at around 90K miles. Rear wheel bearing. Even after new tires fitted and with the car as quiet as it could be it was a toss up as where the noise was coming from.
Giving the wheel a test for free play may not be of much help. It wasn't in my car's case. The shop manager reported all wheels felt the same.
Now you might with the car in the air supported by its body lift points use a mechanic's stethoscope to listen to each hub as someone spins by hand the wheel/tire and see if you can hear any difference that might point you to the right wheel bearing.
Replacing both if only one needs it is an expensive option. At first I told the manager to just replace both rear bearings but he talked me out of due to the cost. And he said that the odds would be good the bearings would last a long time. (He was right. The original bearings are still ok -- 271K miles -- and so if the replacement with around 180K miles on it.) But it is between you and the shop if you want to throw in two new wheel bearings. IIRC the fronts are more expensive -- labor -- to replace than the rear ones. This was back in 04 but the cost for my Boxster was close to but under $500.
Check the CV boots too for any signs of a tear/split. One of these might have failed and let dirt into the CV bearing. The noise then is not a wheel bearing but a CV bearing.
Mine did the same. It was the bearing. They are presses in. Buy a bearing and take it and the hub to the local machine shop. I think they
Charged me 15$ to
Press it in.
