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#1
12-29-2008, 01:38 PM
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Bearing or CV joint?
I have a 98 Grand Prix that has a vibration/noise in the front end when I am traveling straight or turning left, if I turn to the right the vibration/noise ceases. Can someone tell me if it is a wheel bearing or CV joint or maybe something all together different?
Thanks, Mark
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12-29-2008, 01:46 PM
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Sounds like a wheel bearing, try jacking up each wheel and spin by hand. See if they make noise or spin freely or not.
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12-30-2008, 07:02 AM
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I second that opinion, sounds like a hub to me, my 99 GP had a simalur issue last summer.
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12-31-2008, 11:24 AM
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Thanks, that is what I suspected.
Since this is a front wheel drive car, how easy it to spin the wheel? I am sure I need to be in nuetral to do this. Is this a job I can do myself or would it be better to have a shop do this. I have replaced bearings on other cars before so I am sure I can do this as long as there are not any gotchas. I haven't taken a look yet to see.
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12-31-2008, 11:36 AM
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Shuould spin fairly easy in nuetral. I have replaced a wheel hub and CV shaft in an 89 cavalier before, was not too tough. Only thing i can think of special that you may need is a 27mm? socket and torque wrench to re-torque the cv shaft nut.
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01-06-2009, 11:45 PM
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If the noise goes away turning right, it will be the right hub that is bad.Greg
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01-07-2009, 10:06 AM
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That was a question I was going to ask. Is that the right side while in the car or looking at it from the front?
Was going to check it this weekend.
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01-07-2009, 03:40 PM
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Drivers side is LH.
Passenger is RH.
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#9
01-15-2009, 11:24 AM
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For those interested it was the wheel bearing. I didn't have the proper size socket to remove the nut so I had a shop do it. Much better now.
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#10
01-16-2009, 06:05 AM
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Glad to hear we were correct, and glad it worked out for you.
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