Is This A Wheel Bearing Problem?

AtlantaFalcon · Feb 23, 2008

Note: I am not a car expert in the slightest, so please excuse my amateurism in trying to describe what's happening to my car.

Back in September of 2007 I had my brake discs and pads replaced. Lately, whenever I brake, on one of the front sides I can hear a noise that happens only once per tire revolution. It's hard to describe the noise, but all I can say is that it happens once per revolution.

Everything that was replaced with my braking system was under warranty, so I took it into the place that replaced my brake discs and pads. After inspecting the car they told me that everything looked normal and that they were going to take it for a quick drive.

The guy who drove the car came back and told me that he didn't hear the same noise I was hearing, but did hear a different noise. He claimed that one of the bearings needed to be replaced. While that may be true, would the bearings also have anything to do with the sound I'm hearing when I brake and hear a noise once per tire rotation?

I haven't had anything replaced yet. On my way to work afterwards I heard the noise again, so I'm not sure how he wouldn't have noticed it.

5766 · Feb 23, 2008

a bad bearing would make more of a whirring noise at constant speed.
a way to check is to jack up each wheel and hold it by 12 and 6 and try to rock it, if it moves then theres something up with the suspension. whether it be the bearings, the tie rods, the ball joints etc.

do you have drum brakes? because sometimes when you replace the shoes. it will be improperly seated and scrape along the drum. or even the base of the shoe is not shaped the same as the drum and scraping on the drum. if its had rear drums, take the drums off and file down the corners base of the shoes a little

feliciakuse · Feb 24, 2008

You should also check the dust shields, I often test drive vehicles after i perform a brake job at work, only to find i accidentally bent a dust shield while pulling the wheel back and forth, and it will scrape on the rotor. Pull away from the rotor and VIOLA! no more noise.

5766 · Feb 24, 2008

if it is, just remove the dust shields. theyre not that important

shoz123 · Feb 24, 2008

I had wheel bearings go bad. They sounded like the brakes were grinding when driving straight. If you turned the wheel while at highway speeds even the slightest it would load up the bearing, taking the slop out of it, and the noise would go away.

Jack up the wheel and carefully watch the for any play if you try to wiggle the tire by grabbing th tire in the 9 & 3 o'clock positions.

Is This A Wheel Bearing Problem?

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