car sounds fine in gears 1-4, 5 gear makes a bad wheel bearing sound

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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 09:44 PM
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Default car sounds fine in gears 1-4, 5 gear makes a bad wheel bearing sound

the lousy whirring, changes with speed, power is the same and i can still bury the needle. the sound is not loud, have to focus the hearing to detect it

what can it be
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Old Sep 20, 2003 | 09:46 PM
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Default Ohh yeah, sorry about that :-D

Put it on a lift or four STURDY jackstands and run it through the gears, listening underneith.
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Old Sep 21, 2003 | 03:13 AM
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Check the level of the oil - low?
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