hurricanesteve

just idling around i heard a squeek in the parking garage this morning...steering wheel position seemed to affect it a little...turning left made it louder, straight made it go away..but came back, turning right made it go away.

Very light squeek/squeal, would never had heard it without being in a garage for the echo...

steve

Kris Hansen

That is probably a brake pad..wheel bearings tend to groan and eventually howl.

hellboy

What's the best way to find out if a wheel bearing is bad anyways?

Kris Hansen

it is a constant howling/grinding noise that resonates through the car.

The noise will go away in corners, the direction indicates the side of the car with the bad bearing..left bend, left side, right bend, right side..

Front to rear is easy to figure out. A word of (semi) wisdom: tires with flat spots in the belts can sound like a bad wheel bearing, if you suspect that you have a bad bearing, try to move the tires on the side of the car that you suspect has the bad bearing from front to rear. IF the sound moves with the tires, you have a bad tire. If it stays, it is (most likely) the bearing.

Deerslayer

that the hub would get hot after an extended drive. If the bearings are going, it may be VERY hot.

Kris Hansen

They get hot anyway, mainly from the brake rotors.

ModifiedA4

Noise is louder going around corners at speed...

CP

If you weave back and forth at speed, it will come and go depending on which way you're turning. You may also be able to move the actual wheel a bit by hand when the car is jacked up, indicating bearing slop...I think.

hellboy

Thanks fellas.

hurricanesteve

man i love you guys...