hoping someone migh be able to give me some ideas the vehicle is a 1998 blazer there is a weird noise coming from the (i think) driver side front tire its kind of a rubbing noise almost like a lope it is there at all speeds turning or not ..it doesnt pull one way or another fast or slow i cant figure it out ...any ideas or thoughts are appreciated

 

Is it perhaps a grinding sound, like that emitted from a bad wheel bearing, perhaps?

 

Maybe a wheel bearing, or brakes, maybe. I know mine were making a noise when I let them go to far recently.

 

its not so much a grinding noise which is why im kind of stumped on it its a rubbing noise kind of like when u are going over rumble strips that are spaced away a bit if that makes sense like its hitting a certain spot every time the tire goes around but i dont see anything that looks off no broken belts brakes done about a month ago its mostly driven on the highway nowadays when i had the tire off i can spin it without any catches and dont here anything out of the norm

 

hmm i think for me my spped sensor was sooo rusted the rivet had let go and was rubbing on?? the rim maybe.. worth a look i think

 

Might be your wheel bearing starting to go. With the truck jacked up and tire off it could turn freely with no catch and no rubbing. Then once the weight of the truck is back on the bearing and it is moving it can make a little rub-like sound. Had this happen to my 2000 Blazer at about 120K miles. I too had jacked it up and spun it with no ill effects. A friend of mine put me hip to the whole "no weight on the bearing" thing. Changed it out and problem solved.

 

is there a proper way to check the bearing