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Wheel Bearing- left?

Old Jul 11, 2011 | 01:37 AM
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2000 neon a/t - front area humming/howling starts at 25MPH and continues through 60MPH. Swerve right, and it gets worse - left it gets better. Replaced Rt wheel bearing and cv shaft. No change. Rotated tires - no change. After reading some other posts, it appears like it may be the left wheel bearing (the noise gets worse when I swerve right), however, the left bearing does not feel 'loose' when I rock the tire up/down and side to side. Any other thoughts, ideas? Thanks!
 
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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 07:49 PM
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when you swerve right(passenger side) you put all the weight and load on the drivers side.
Driver side wheel bearings fail at a faster rate than passenger sides as we make more right turns off freeways and such

even tho it doesnt feel loose it can still howl/growl like a ****
Replace drivers side wheel bearing and ull be golden
 
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Old Jul 11, 2011 | 08:48 PM
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Been there, don that. Changed right bearing and it was actually the left one that was bad. Old mechanic once told me (and I did not listen) don't throw away the bearing you think is bad as it may be the one you really need.
 
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