Grab the top of a front tire and push and pull side-to side to feel for looseness (clunking). Stop after driving a while and feel the hubs to see if one is hotter.
Is it on the sunny side? Jack up a front wheel off the ground and spin it to listen for roughness. Steve

If it's to this point, you'd be replacing the wheel bearing, wouldn't you?

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When I did front bearings I noticed that I had that exact problem for a couple of months and it stopped. I just pulled the weels, simple green degreaser the wheel and outside of the dust cap and cleaned everything up, and that was that - it stopped. I guess it was a little excess oozing from the dust cap.

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