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Old 05-15-2002, 02:58 PM
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well im victim of a bad wheel bearing... now what is a wheel bearing?
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about $250.
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what are the symptoms?
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Default how do you know if its bad? i have a loud droning from the rear...

were you able to physically look at whatever you need to look at too see if its bad? if so how'd you do it?
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Default when you put load on the car's frame, it grinds, so when you turn the wheel at that moment

you will hear a grinding noise, but going straight its fine.

zuma4 noticed it when he drove my car and pretty much swerved from left to right on a small street going in a zig zag motion, every time the wheel had a load on it, it grinded..
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Default see the link.. i just heard it when turing, dealer replaces, cant see..

<ul><li><a href="https://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/1185457.phtml">https://forums.audiworld.com/a4/msgs/1185457.phtml</a></li></ul>
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Default I believe it's the piece that allows your wheel to rotate independent of the vehicle.

You did ask...
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ok can you put that in simpleman terms?
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wtf? $250!?!?
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Default hm... ok... maybe dumb it down a smidge?

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