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Old 10-29-2009, 01:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jimandsuzy View Post
I mean the noise a wheel bearing makes when it is going bad - anyone who has had one go bad knows the sound. I stated it is on acc and decell and in turns. I did not say it but it does not depend on road surface.


I used the same method as when I did my 380SE about 4 years ago which is still OK, the american way of tightening snug then loosen and finger tight. No gage.
The only "noise" I have ever heard when a front wheel bearing went out was the rubbing of the disc against the calipers. This would go away temporarily if the brakes were applied for a moment. If there is too much play, by misadjustment, then the chances of hearing the same noise are likely.

If one, or more, of the brake calipers are hanging up it would generate a similar noise.
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