Humming noise

[carlosdia]

Have a humming noise coming of the right front tire. It happens when I slightly turn to the right or if hold the steering to the right no matter if I do a full turn (no noise when it goes to the left. Experts I need some advice before I go to the evil dealership and have to pay with soul!!!

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[asniff08]

sounds like it might be a wheel bearing, if it is you'll most likely have to have a shop do it

[floorslayer1]

Does the hum change pitch as you drive? I'd agree with asniff though, if it goes away when turning (or the bearing gets loaded with force) then it probably is a bearing. If you can do front brakes, then a bearing shouldn't be a biggie as these are just bolt-ons. Good luck

[next2pool]

I'm not saying it isn't the bearing, but the symptoms are opposite of what normally happens. A bad bearing will show up if you turn in the opposite direction so as to increase the load--ie if you turn left and the noise increases, it will most likely be the RH bearing. It is also possible that the engine mounts are bad, or if you've hit something lately, the cradle may have shifted. You may also want to check your tire wear to see if the edges are rough or serrated, which could be due to misalignmnet.

[carlosdia]

Thanks for the info. I was told to take it for aligment and that they should be able to identify the problem. I hope is not the bearing, that could mean a few $$$. I had a bearing problem on my other car (2001 pt cruiser) but it never sound it on turning just driving forward at certain speeds.

Thanks again.

[alwaysdutch]

I am not sure how old your van is but I checked to replace mine and it would cost me about $75 per wheel if I install them myself.

[carlosdia]

Mine is a 2002 Grand Caravan with 65k. Will it be better to take it for aligment and see if they can figure what's wrong?