slickgt1

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I had this whining noise all this time that I have owned my car. I always thought it was tire noise. Well, I was changing my brakes, picked the car up, and decided to check a few things. Grab the wheel at 12 and 6 position, started to see if it wobbles, and it did. Grabbed it at 3 and 9 pos., same thing. Checked all balljoints, everything was fine. My wheel bearing looked like it went through hell when my mech took it out. Put new ones in, and guess what, super quiet.

By the time I got back from Jersey, it started to make noise again. I think it could be the brake pads, but I will check in a week if it gets worse. I talked to my Lexus dude, and I might need a completely new hub. Spindle should be fine, or my wheel would wobble. Not a big deal, I was quoted $260 for new hub, bearing, and labor. Crap, another day my car will spend at Lexus. I really hope it's the new brakes breaking in and grinding that way.

Has anyone else experienced something like this?

eman88

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Nope not yet.....only grinding noise i get is from my ceramic pads when i stop

Yegor_khv

yep, replacing my bearing this weekend.

slickgt1

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I think it is a neglected part of out car maintenance. Everyone should check it before they get a seized wheel or something.

Vic Nyce

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now that ive read this thread, i think one or both of my front wheel bearings may be going out. its a little loud, or it might be my gnarly winter tires. i guess we'll see after i put my regulars back on. how much did you pay for just the wheel bearings? fronts? or rears?

Shawnmack

I checked mine when I had my tires rotated.

slickgt1

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I paid $140 for the front pass baring along with a brake job. So I don't think it is that expensive. My mechanic is also my friend so I get a hookup. The bearing alone is about $40-$50.

Vic Nyce

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i suppose thats reasonable. with 95k on my bearings, might as well anyway.

slickgt1

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yea it is not too expensive, but I don't know how much it will cost for someone else to do it. You have to break out the old baring, and press in the new one.

Vic Nyce

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kind of hard to describe accurately the symptom my car is having, but as i slow down, i can feel and hear roughness through the brake pedal. as if there was a serrated section [picture a circular saw blade that has teeth only on 1/8 of its circumference] on a tire. i dont feel it when im cruising but when i slow down it becomes more apparent. at this point none of my passengers notice it, but i do. im beginning to believe it is a bearing. how many miles do you have on your car slick?

ARISTOh

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sounds like ceramic pads to me...

Vic Nyce

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could it be because my friend forgot to put the slim metal brake shims on one side when he did my brakes?

slickgt1

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I had the same symptoms. Still wasn't sure what was all that noise. Jacked up the front, grabbed the wheel at the 3-9 possition, and the wheel wobbled. Grabbed it at the 12-6 position, wobbled. Checked that nothing else moved when I feel the click/wobble. NYC will do that to your car. My bearings looked like they came out of a jucked, 80 year old car. They were seriously messed up. I changed them at 100k-miles.

Vic Nyce

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its been some time now slick, have your brakes settled in yet or do you still have noise?

slickgt1

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My brakes have settled a while ago. I put over 1k miles on them. The noise seems to have finally gone away. No more brake noise, or bearing noise.