What Are The Symptoms of a Bad Wheel Bearing?

[@jeff13148]

I hear the noise and when I turn the wheel to the left it stops if I continue and turn to the right it's the same. I don't hear a decrease or an increase. Does that tell you what side bearing is bad? thank you for your video.

[@autofixcentral]

If I get you right, it doesn't make any noise when you turn to the right and the noise is consistent?

[@jeff13148]

@@autofixcentral when I drive down the road I hear the noise. If I swerve to the left the noise goes away but when I straighten out the noise is back and if I swerve to the right the noise stays the same. Only when I swerve left does the noise go away. Hope that helps. Thank you

[@autofixcentral]

Okay, let me describe it for you. When you turn the wheel to the left, and the noise goes away, then the left bearing is at fault. This is because you're loading the right and lightening the left. Conversely, the noise should get louder when you turn right as you're placing more load on the left bearing. To be very sure your bearing is faulty, you can do a test. Simply jack up the vehicle with a jacket and grab the tire, and wiggle it back and fault. It should be tight. If it wobbles a lot, it might need tightening. Otherwise, you have to replace it.

[@autofixcentral]

Let me know if you need more guidance. But if your bearing is truly bad, I'd take it to your mechanic to replace it.