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Old 01-21-2008, 07:17 PM
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How can you tell if wheel bearings are going bad?

This is kind of a general question about wheel bearings on my newly-purchased '97 S420 with 85k miles on it. The car rides just fine, although it needs shocks. What had me puzzled though is a slight rumble I feel through the steering wheel at highway speed. The only thing I can think of would be the wheel bearings going bad. Can anyone confirm/debunk this?

So far I have replaced the steering damper (it was leaking anyway), and had the (almost new) tires re-balanced. These two thing cleaned-up the front end's behavior quite a bit but I'm still trying to pinpoint the source of the rumble. My '97 S320 is smooth as glass in comparison. I'd appreciate any thoughts.
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