- Jan 13, 2013
- 10
Found the new site finally, thanks to a PM from somebody (from OS, not sure what his new name is). Here is my issue:
I've already replaced both front wheel hub/bearing assemblies in my 2004 Envoy, as they both went bad before 65k miles. So, I feel like I know what a bad bearing sounds like and how to diagnose it (turn in direction of noise, if it goes away, likely the bearing, etc, etc)
However, I just replaced the hub on the side the noise was on, and the noise did not go away. I tried some searches in the forums and see a number of different ideas, but wanted more opinions on my specific issue. Here are some details:
- Noise goes away when I turn to the right and gets louder when I turn to the left (should be the right hub, right?)
- noise typically starts up around 20-30 mph
- with the new bearing, the noise quiets when I go over bumps in the road that cause the front end to rise up
- noise is a consistent grind for the entire wheel revolution, it does increase in volume with speed
- I did buy a cheap Chinese bearing from Dearborn Axle, frankly because my factory bearings BOTH went out by 65k miles
I did contact the seller of the hub assembly. I suppose it's possible that the new part is bad because it's cheap.
I have heard that possibly a CV joint or carrier bearing could be bad. How would I diagnose that?
Thanks for looking!
I've already replaced both front wheel hub/bearing assemblies in my 2004 Envoy, as they both went bad before 65k miles. So, I feel like I know what a bad bearing sounds like and how to diagnose it (turn in direction of noise, if it goes away, likely the bearing, etc, etc)
However, I just replaced the hub on the side the noise was on, and the noise did not go away. I tried some searches in the forums and see a number of different ideas, but wanted more opinions on my specific issue. Here are some details:
- Noise goes away when I turn to the right and gets louder when I turn to the left (should be the right hub, right?)
- noise typically starts up around 20-30 mph
- with the new bearing, the noise quiets when I go over bumps in the road that cause the front end to rise up
- noise is a consistent grind for the entire wheel revolution, it does increase in volume with speed
- I did buy a cheap Chinese bearing from Dearborn Axle, frankly because my factory bearings BOTH went out by 65k miles
I did contact the seller of the hub assembly. I suppose it's possible that the new part is bad because it's cheap.
I have heard that possibly a CV joint or carrier bearing could be bad. How would I diagnose that?
Thanks for looking!