roaring sound on my 96 (wheel bearing??)

stans96max · Sep 19th, 2005, 12:09 PM

Hello, I am new to the forum and I could use a little help. I have a roaring sound coming from the right front wheel. It seems to get worse when I make a right hand turn. I have replaced the rotors, pads, both CV axles, carrier bearing for passenger CV axle, and struts. I am beginning to believe that I have wheel bearing problem or possibly a ball joint problem. I am not sure which, but I have noticed my passenger tire is starting to wear on the inside. My car doesn't pull hard to one side but with my hands off the wheel it will gently drift to the right. I did a search and read a few threads about noise issues, but I'm not sure what the answer is to mine. Anyone out there have this problem or have seen this problem before? I'll take any advise I can get.

thanks,
Stanley

DRUNKHORSE · Sep 19th, 2005, 05:39 PM

1 Inspect DIFFERENTIAL BEARING Worn or dry differential bearing.

2 Inspect DIFFERENTIAL CAPACITY Low differential fluid level

3 Inspect DIFFERENTIAL FLUID TYPE Improper differential fluid level or differential fluid type.

4 Inspect DRIVESHAFT CENTER SUPPORT Loose, worn or damaged driveshaft (center support) carrier bearing.

5 Inspect CLUTCH BEARING Worn or improperly alligned clutch bearing.

6 Inspect DRIVESHAFT Damaged, loose, or improperly balanced driveshaft.

7 Inspect MUFFLER Restricted, loose or burned out muffler.

9 Inspect TRANSMISSION BEARING Damaged or worn input shaft, countershaft, or drive gear bearings.

10 Inspect U-JOINT Loose, worn or damaged u-joint.

or if its a different sound try this link http://autozone.com/servlet/UiBroker...arameters=info

**Matt93SE** · Sep 19th, 2005, 05:43 PM

for the wheel bearing, the easy check is to jack up the car and grab the top and bottom of the wheel. try to rock it back and forth.
if there is noticeable play in it, then you have something damaged- could be anything from a wheel bearing, ball joint, to strut mount...

but likely you do have a bad wheel bearing.