Hi all,
Would you guys expect changing a wheel to exaggerate wheel bearing noise ?
For a while now, I have heard a slight noise from what I think is my front left hand wheel bearing, even in a straight line on the motorway. Not sure really!
My dealer once told me it was only tyre noise !
Yesterday, I swapped front to back wheels over as the fronts are getting a bit low and the rears are really good.
Thing is, on the way to work this morning, the noise from the front left hand wheel (I think) is a lot lot worse!
So, I stopped and put the spare steel wheel on, and the noise appears to be back to what is was before I swapped things around..
Still a slight whine, but no where near as bad as it was earlier this morning.
I have done a quick search, and not found much information on wheel bearings other than noise on right hand turns and what a pig they are to change.
So why would changing the wheels around produce far more noise.
I do need to get the bearing tested out and replaced, but am interested why the extra noise after swapping things around, and less noise when I put on the spare ?
Dodgy wheel maybe ?
BTW, the car has done 100k+ and never had a wheel bearing.
Ta.
Would you guys expect changing a wheel to exaggerate wheel bearing noise ?
For a while now, I have heard a slight noise from what I think is my front left hand wheel bearing, even in a straight line on the motorway. Not sure really!
My dealer once told me it was only tyre noise !
Yesterday, I swapped front to back wheels over as the fronts are getting a bit low and the rears are really good.
Thing is, on the way to work this morning, the noise from the front left hand wheel (I think) is a lot lot worse!
So, I stopped and put the spare steel wheel on, and the noise appears to be back to what is was before I swapped things around..
Still a slight whine, but no where near as bad as it was earlier this morning.
I have done a quick search, and not found much information on wheel bearings other than noise on right hand turns and what a pig they are to change.
So why would changing the wheels around produce far more noise.
I do need to get the bearing tested out and replaced, but am interested why the extra noise after swapping things around, and less noise when I put on the spare ?
Dodgy wheel maybe ?
BTW, the car has done 100k+ and never had a wheel bearing.
Ta.