bowlerm

I have an 87 5ks fwd nf. lately it seems to have a bit on a bearing noise. It seems to come from the right front wheel, and is definatley more noticable when turning slighlty to the right. The noise almost seems to go away when turning left. The car does not even have 60k on it. is the wheel bearing most likely the problem, and is it that hard to change if it is.

thanks

moving violation

because removing the wheel bearing is a pain. I've heard of some pullers that can press them in and out while in the car, but otherwise you need to pull off the whole strut assembly and have it pressed. I'ts not removing an engine hard, but it isn't as easy as most repairs. if you know what you are doing, I'd say 2-4 hours per side.

moving violation

could also be bad tire

teabagger

maybe just a rotor sheild got bent or something. Wheel bearings are a pain in the ***.
http://home.ec.rr.com/miktip/wheelbear.jpg

bowlerm

i guess I was hoping it would be a tire, but putting a different set in the front did not change anything.

MoralDK

Make sure it's not the dust shield on the rotor.