RE: wheel bearings

[Peter Tracy <pgt@ekbos.com>]

On Tuesday, October 22, 1996 1:31 PM, owner-quattro-digest@coimbra.ans.net wrote:
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>>  From: "Reid P. Meyer" <rpm126@psu.edu>
>>  Date: Tue, 22 Oct 1996 14:18:12 -0400
>>  Subject: wheel bearings
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>>  The recent thread regarding wheel bearings has lead me to a question about a
>>  noise that comes from muy var.   When driving between 40-60 M.P.H. on
>>  winding roads in my 1990 200t, a loud humming noise comes from the front end
>>  as I negotiate turns.    This noise isn't present above 60MPH (mainly
>>  because that is way too fast for the curves) or on less sharp turns.   Does
>>  anyone have any input on what this is?   TIA
>>  Reid Meyer
>>  Penn State Univ.
>>  JR. Finance
>>  '90 200t (123k)
>>  '81 5ks (R.I.P.)
>>  

Sounds like what my 1990 200t was doing a little over a year ago. Turned out to be a wheel bearing. Can you tell which side it it coming from? If you can, that might be the side with the bad wheel bearing.