[s-cars] Wheel Bearing?

[Kent McLean]

D Cosby wrote:
> After a recent trip (permanent move) from Toronto to Minneapolis, my car 
> has developed what I'm guessing is a bad wheel bearing on the front 
> driver's side. There is a slight "hum" that you can hear and slightly 
> feel through the wheel at or above 100km/h. If I turn to the right the 
> "hum" is about 3x more noticable. No change while turning to the left.

Sounds like a wheel bearing.  A CV joint would be more of a
click-click-click. A worn brake pad would be a constant noise
and not increase with turning. If you move the wheels and the
sound doesn't move, then I'd put money on the noise being
caused by a wheel bearing.

Kent
'94 100 S Avant
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy", needs a new home