im getting a front end humming sound and ive been told by one mechanic its a tranny bearing and i was told by another mechanic its just a driver side wheel bearing how would i know the difference between the two without replacing both.
2006-08-07 10:07:33 · 8 answers · asked by Mikey bee 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the tranny has no problem shifting through gears, and the driver side bearing is the only one that hasent been replaced
2006-08-07 10:10:43 · update #1
Very easy way to tell if it's a wheel bearing or not. Next time your out driving, wait til your not around any other cars and swerve back and forth in the road. when you do this, you put all the load on one tire or the other. So if you swerve to the left and the noise goes away, it's your rights side wheel bearing. If you swerve to the right, and the noise goes away. the left side wheel bearing is bad.
2006-08-07 10:19:07 · answer #1 · answered by michael081278 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bearing recall was for rear bearings not front...
I agree with the michael answer.. but my guess is bearing is just shot completely in wheel.. seen lot more of them than tranny (trannts hold up pretty good on focuses)
2006-08-09 00:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by gearbox 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tough to seperate these two, so if I had to pick, I'd try replacing the wheel bearing first. It should be much cheaper shot at fixing the problem.
2006-08-07 17:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by Jeffrey S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There was a recall on the wheel bearing with Ford Focus cars. I drive one myself. Call your local Ford dealership and ask the specifics. You may be able to get it fixed for free.
2006-08-07 17:13:05 · answer #4 · answered by SmartyPants 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
micheals answer is the best one you got here thats the easy way to check wheel bearings its not a tuff call it is easy all these other answers are stupid some wheel bearings are not as cheap as people thing if they are incased your looking atleast 75 each plus install
2006-08-07 23:10:54 · answer #5 · answered by damn_van098 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would have to put the car in the air and listen for where the noise comes from. Once the car is up you can use a screwdriver like a stethoscope to listen to it.
2006-08-07 17:14:44 · answer #6 · answered by uthockey32 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
jack up your front end and wiggle tire top to bottom if it has play its the wheel bearing and you will be able to tell the bad one
2006-08-07 17:16:43 · answer #7 · answered by BICCA 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i hear more of a squeeking sound...and i've been told it's the wheel bearing..
i have a 2001 SE wagon...boy, i'm having lots of trouble with my car...
2006-08-07 17:13:09 · answer #8 · answered by petethefootman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋