kdaddy Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 There is a noise coming from my front passenger side wheel. The best way for me to describe the noise would be a woom woom woom woom noise. The frequency and duration increase with acceleration and decrease with deceleration. It would seem to me that it would be the tire. However, my tire has no un-even wear and no high spots. Also, I rotated my tires and the noise continues regardless of what tire I put on. Therefore I assumed it was not the tire. Could it be the wheel bearing? Usually wheel bearings make a consistent howl noise. Could it be the CV joint? But they usually make a clicking noise. Niether conditions apply. Please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 There is a noise coming from my front passenger side wheel. The best way for me to describe the noise would be a woom woom woom woom noise. The frequency and duration increase with acceleration and decrease with deceleration. It would seem to me that it would be the tire. However, my tire has no un-even wear and no high spots. Also, I rotated my tires and the noise continues regardless of what tire I put on. Therefore I assumed it was not the tire. Could it be the wheel bearing? Usually wheel bearings make a consistent howl noise. Could it be the CV joint? But they usually make a clicking noise. Niether conditions apply. Please help Hub bearing noise changes when you turn. Make some "S" (zigzags). If noise pattern changes, chances are it is your hub bearing. How about serpentine belt. accessories, pulleys? The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadillacjeff7777 Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 I would have said a week ago that a bad hub would make a continous sound...but after my SLS got stolen I had to get an olds cutlass supreme and it did the exact thing that you are talking about. I kinda thought that it was a wheel bearing but steering from left to right made little to no difference in the sound...but sure enough, front right hub had to be replaced and now it sounds fine. 2008 DTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAUL T Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 It might be a bearing but, I vote for a cv joint, check for a cracked or split boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 Check the brake to make sure the caliper is working properly. A quick test would be to compare the rim temperature to the other side after some spirited driving and braking. If the caliper is releasing fine then i would move on to the bearing. Get the front end off the ground, grab the tire firmly and see if there is excessive play. Even if you can't detect any play it could still be the bearing. If you feel up to it you could always swap passenger side bearing with the drivers side. Then you would know for sure without spending a dime. Of course if you can eliminate the bearing then I would go with Paul T and the cv joint. That's very possible. Let us know what you decide or find. "Burns" rubber " I've never considered myself to be all that conservative, but it seems the more liberal some people get the more conservative I become. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdaddy Posted December 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 There is a noise coming from my front passenger side wheel. The best way for me to describe the noise would be a woom woom woom woom noise. The frequency and duration increase with acceleration and decrease with deceleration. It would seem to me that it would be the tire. However, my tire has no un-even wear and no high spots. Also, I rotated my tires and the noise continues regardless of what tire I put on. Therefore I assumed it was not the tire. Could it be the wheel bearing? Usually wheel bearings make a consistent howl noise. Could it be the CV joint? But they usually make a clicking noise. Niether conditions apply. Please help Hub bearing noise changes when you turn. Make some "S" (zigzags). If noise pattern changes, chances are it is your hub bearing. How about serpentine belt. accessories, pulleys? Adallak- The noise pattern does change when I make zigzags. I would also like to know if this is a common problem with higher mileage GM cars circa 1990s. Also, thank you to everyone else who said the same thing pertaining to the Bearing:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adallak Posted December 24, 2005 Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 There is a noise coming from my front passenger side wheel. The best way for me to describe the noise would be a woom woom woom woom noise. The frequency and duration increase with acceleration and decrease with deceleration. It would seem to me that it would be the tire. However, my tire has no un-even wear and no high spots. Also, I rotated my tires and the noise continues regardless of what tire I put on. Therefore I assumed it was not the tire. Could it be the wheel bearing? Usually wheel bearings make a consistent howl noise. Could it be the CV joint? But they usually make a clicking noise. Niether conditions apply. Please help Hub bearing noise changes when you turn. Make some "S" (zigzags). If noise pattern changes, chances are it is your hub bearing. How about serpentine belt. accessories, pulleys? Adallak- The noise pattern does change when I make zigzags. I would also like to know if this is a common problem with higher mileage GM cars circa 1990s. Also, thank you to everyone else who said the same thing pertaining to the Bearing:rolleyes: If the noise is louder when you turn right, it is most likely (in 90% cases) your left bearing and wise versa. I would say it is a common problem with any high mileage car. I replaced one at 125 kmiles. The other is still fine at 147.000 kmiles. The saddest thing in life is wasted talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdaddy Posted December 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 24, 2005 There is a noise coming from my front passenger side wheel. The best way for me to describe the noise would be a woom woom woom woom noise. The frequency and duration increase with acceleration and decrease with deceleration. It would seem to me that it would be the tire. However, my tire has no un-even wear and no high spots. Also, I rotated my tires and the noise continues regardless of what tire I put on. Therefore I assumed it was not the tire. Could it be the wheel bearing? Usually wheel bearings make a consistent howl noise. Could it be the CV joint? But they usually make a clicking noise. Niether conditions apply. Please help Hub bearing noise changes when you turn. Make some "S" (zigzags). If noise pattern changes, chances are it is your hub bearing. How about serpentine belt. accessories, pulleys? Adallak- The noise pattern does change when I make zigzags. I would also like to know if this is a common problem with higher mileage GM cars circa 1990s. Also, thank you to everyone else who said the same thing pertaining to the Bearing:rolleyes: If the noise is louder when you turn right, it is most likely (in 90% cases) your left bearing and wise versa. I would say it is a common problem with any high mileage car. I replaced one at 125 kmiles. The other is still fine at 147.000 kmiles. My vehicle just turned 140,000 so I guess it would be the right time to replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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