[s-cars] Wheel Bearing?

[brian hoeft]

I *might* have the same interperetation of waht you mean by whirr thump and
whoop enough to say you *might* have a bad wheel bearing.

If that were the case i'd do both at once and expect to spend around 300
parts & labor, maybe still needing an alignment..

-brian



On Thu, Sep 16, 2010 at 1:51 PM, Jim Fleischer <jim at almgt.com> wrote:

> Hey Guys,
>
> As my car is just about to turn 100K, I think I may need a wheel
> bearing.....I've heard a consistent whirr, whirr, whirr from the front end
> for awhile, and it seems to disappear under tire noise at speed.  Recently
> upon slowing down, there has been a slight whoop, whoop, whoop instead of
> the whirr.....there is a slight increase in the whirr sound upon cornering,
> but its still pretty slight, and no whoop until I slow down, and even that
> isn't all the time.....happens turning left and right, but the noise seems
> to be coming from the right side.
>
> So the question is, is this classic wheel bearing going bad syndrome, or
> could it be a cv joint.  Boots are intact, and the left one was serviced 10K
> ago or so.  In keeping with the recent theme, my right side front suspension
> has also developed a "thump" noise.
>
> Anyway to visually inspect to see if it's the bearing?  If it's the
> bearing, what's a reasonable cost for having this done?  I think it might be
> above my skills and tool set.
>
> Thanks as always,
>
> Jim Fleischer
> '95 ur S6 avant w/99.9K
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