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Re: To worry or not to worry...
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Originally posted by BurgundyBeast
I've searched for signs of wheel bearing failure but it seems most make a lot of noise at any speed. In my car, there is a loud amount of "road noise" at exactly 60-62mph, anything higher or lower seems noisy. Could this be the bearings or is it just normal noise?
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Is it coming from ALL directions? Bearing failure will manifest itself (usually) at one corner or another. Try rotating your tires and see if the noise changes (BTW what kind of tires are you running? Check the tirerack.com site for their reviews and see if your tire is typically noisy). If a bearing is about to go, YOU'LL KNOW IT. The tone starts out as a low "tire noise" type sound, increasing in pitch with speed, then, develops into a sound that sounds like you've suddenly put a MONSTER MUD GRIP tire on your car.
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