mikey1

i replaced my right front wheel bearing about 3 years ago, it was making a very loud "humming" noise that was easy to detect coming from the right front side,

when i jacked the vehicle up, i tried to move the wheel by hand in all different directions, it did not move at all, it was solid,

i took it apart anyway, and sure enough the bearing was shot, replaced it and everything has been fine,


for the last week i have the exact same "humming" noise coming back, only this time its so faint i can barely hear it over the road noise, it seems slightly louder on the right side (again) but its impossible for me to tell 100%,

i dont really want to just guess which side it is, so is there any way to tell for sure without ripping the knuckle off?

or should i just leave it till it gets louder? i dont really like driving around with a bad bearing,

ezone

You want me to tell you "by the book", or do you want to hear "how I really do it"?

You sure it isn't tire tread chopping?

Matt_75

mikey1

neither.....i got it

i just jacked up the front end, removed both wheels, had somebody start it and put it in drive while i listened at each wheel/hub,

same bearing as last time.....go figure (yes honda oem)

ezone

Great.
Pothole damage or curb damage to the bearing? Water damage? How many miles in those 3 years? (Doesn't really matter, just looking for a possible cause that is out of the ordinary.)


Seems premature. Maybe you should think about baseball...

mikey1

about 75,000kms

seems weird this one has failed twice and the left side is still going strong

sdaidoji

iTrader: (1)

install issues, maybe? or bad batch... or some ball joints coming loose? who knows...

ezone

Some people swear the right side takes more abuse since there are usually more potholes and crap on the edge of a road.

IDK.

mikey1

i cant see it being an install issue,

i just removed the knuckle and brought it to honda and they put the bearing in....looks like i will be doing it again

sdaidoji

iTrader: (1)

was it ezone pressing the bearing in? or a yung'un? :P

ezone

Be careful....I might install his bearing with a "swing press":



The shop door is closed. Nobody will ever know.