Bad Wheel Bearing, but feels tight?
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Bad Wheel Bearing, but feels tight?
1500 Quad 4x4 Laramie 5.7L 140k, rusted frame and bed sides.
Truck isn't driven but on the weekends.
I had the passenger wheel bearing replaced 2 years ago during a road trip from TN to IN. The wheel was literally about to fall off.
This past weekend after about 30 minutes of driving, I started to hear the typical wheel bearing noise. Under braking I could really feel the vibration and hear it. It's most certainly on the drivers side front. It almost sounded like I was driving on the rumble strips on the side of the highway. I cut my trip short and headed home. I jacked up both fronts and did the wheel bearing test. No movement at all.
Has anyone ever had a failed wheel bearing with no visible symptoms?
Truck isn't driven but on the weekends.
I had the passenger wheel bearing replaced 2 years ago during a road trip from TN to IN. The wheel was literally about to fall off.
This past weekend after about 30 minutes of driving, I started to hear the typical wheel bearing noise. Under braking I could really feel the vibration and hear it. It's most certainly on the drivers side front. It almost sounded like I was driving on the rumble strips on the side of the highway. I cut my trip short and headed home. I jacked up both fronts and did the wheel bearing test. No movement at all.
Has anyone ever had a failed wheel bearing with no visible symptoms?
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Joined: Aug 2007
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From: N. Florida
Mine had no play at all. I did learn that if you turn the steering wheel from side to side at speed, you can hear the noise change. Mine went silent on a left turn, the noise was worse on a right turn.
