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stoveyy 12-07-2008 04:39 PM

wheel bearing issues?
 
i've got a 98 blazer. and its slowly sucking the money out of my wallet.
when im going straight, there really isn't much of a noise. when i turn left. there is a humming sound, and when i turn right. there is a more of a clunking sound. i have no idea what it could be or how else to describe it. so feel free to ask questions!

Bigringtravis 12-07-2008 05:04 PM

RE: wheel bearing issues?
 
Search this forum for the hood hinge noise - I think that's what you're talking about. Simple fix if it is!

swartlkk 12-07-2008 05:37 PM

RE: wheel bearing issues?
 
The humming sound when turning left is likely caused by a failing right wheel bearing assembly.

The clunking noise could be a bad sway bar end link or could be the hood. A loose hood hinge bolt should make a more consistent tap/clunk noise though. I would inspect the sway bar end links.

stoveyy 12-07-2008 05:39 PM

RE: wheel bearing issues?
 
i can feel it in the floor though. and the humming is definitly coming from the left front.

stoveyy 12-07-2008 06:04 PM

RE: wheel bearing issues?
 
just to be clearer, i can feel it when turning right, and it hums when turning left.

stoveyy 12-08-2008 08:39 PM

RE: wheel bearing issues?
 
well guys, i finally got it apart today. once i got the wheel off the problem was super obvious. the spindle nut broke! it clean broke right in half, never seen anything like it before. half the nut just broke off and it was able to back itself off. the oblongated part that locks it in sheared from the nut itsself, and allowed it to back off. new nut and im good to go.


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