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Originally Posted by Bonburner
How did the old bearings sound on your vehicle? (curious)
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I'm still driving on them. I haven't jacked up the car yet to confirm that the bearings are indeed bad, but the front rotors are scored and warped and the pads are on their last legs. The sounds I hear that I think is indicative of bad wheel bearings are...
1. When initially backing out of my driveway when the car is cold, there's metallic squeaking when turning. That could be brakes, possibly, but maybe wheel bearings?
2. Between the speeds of about 38mph and 50 mph, there is a speed dependent noticeable whine/whistle, like an alto singer softly singing "oooooooooo," almost like a smooth sine wave, somewhere around a "G" above middle C on the piano, rising with speed. It sounds somewhat like some snow tires can sound on dry pavement, but it's not that.
The wheel bearing is mostly a guess for now, but it makes sense given the amount of heat my lame brakes are probably generating and have been generating for a while. I'll know more when I jack up the car and wiggle the wheels. Called the dealer just to get a quote today, but they haven't gotten back to me yet. Fairly sure this is something I'll do myself... done stuff a lot harder before, but don't really enjoy wrenching much these days. On the other hand, my cutoff is usually if I can do it for less than 50% of what it would cost me to pay someone, I usually do it myself.