Just out of curiosity and sheer laziness, what would happen if i continued to drive my integ without getting the wheel bearing repacked or fixed or whatever. My rear left wheel make a loud screeching sound which i believe to be due to the wheel bearings… at high speeds it rarely occurs but at low speeds the sound is quite frequent. Also, approximately how much would this cost to get fixed?
are you sure it is the bearings? When my rear bearings went bad it made more of a low pitched howling. And it the sound became more apearant as the speeds went up. Your might want to look into it. just my .02
good luck
jason
Hmm… actually the noise seems to be very sporadic… not consistent. It hasn’t happened in the past couple of days so i don’t know what it could be. Normally when it happens it sounds like squeaky brakes only with a lower pitch and the rear left tire feels a bit sluggish…
Try this…on a empty street, swerve back and forth while driving slowly (20-30mph), kinda like a slow speed slalom. If one of the bearing is bad, the howling should correspond with your swerving. That is at least what i noticed with mine…? hope that helps.
jason
Did that low pitched howling sound like the ‘thrum’ of truck tires? Just curious…
nah, its just a squeaking sounds, like metal against metal. But it doesn’t seem to occur anymore so its not a big deal. thanks anyways guys…
hey ive got that same problem, sounds like brakes squeaking when i brake, but when i start from a stop and dont press the brakes it continues also. some times the squeaking is there but sometimes it is not, however most of the time it is. however the squeaking is louder when i turn. i know my driverside front cv joint is bad but i dont think that is it. BTW the driverside front is what squeaks. i think it is the lower ball joint but am unsure
Im sure you guys have checked your pads…correct? My brakes did that once the warning bar started scraping. It only happened every so often until i did the ol brake test and wore out enough of the pad to make the warning bar make contact all the time. It would screech only when turning to one side at first; when the weight was shifted to that side of the car.
Scott
when my pass-side rear bearing went bad it sounded like rreally bad cupped tires. i even bought 2 new tires, but turns out it was the bearing.
Originally posted by zum zum
Did that low pitched howling sound like the ‘thrum’ of truck tires? Just curious…
Yep, this is exactly the sound I have right now … shiet!!!
I replaced mine last week. $85 for the assembly at Autozone (vesus $105 at Advance Auto and $130 @ NAPA), took a couple of days to get it. Nice Timken unit. Anyways, you’ll also need a 32mm deepwell socket (~$11 @ NAPA). It’s really a snap to do, my rotor screws are new (replaced the rotors on the rear last month).
My old hub and bearings were TRASHED. Not too much longer before complete seizure. The car is MUCH quieter and rolls much more freely.
Originally posted by zum zum
[B]I replaced mine last week. $85 for the assembly at Autozone (vesus $105 at Advance Auto and $130 @ NAPA), took a couple of days to get it. Nice Timken unit. Anyways, you’ll also need a 32mm deepwell socket (~$11 @ NAPA). It’s really a snap to do, my rotor screws are new (replaced the rotors on the rear last month).
My old hub and bearings were TRASHED. Not too much longer before complete seizure. The car is MUCH quieter and rolls much more freely. [/B]
Side bit of trivia. In my experence a 1 1/4" socket should actually fit that nut a little more snug than a 32mm.
Originally posted by zum zum
[B]I replaced mine last week. $85 for the assembly at Autozone (vesus $105 at Advance Auto and $130 @ NAPA), took a couple of days to get it. Nice Timken unit. Anyways, you’ll also need a 32mm deepwell socket (~$11 @ NAPA). It’s really a snap to do, my rotor screws are new (replaced the rotors on the rear last month).
My old hub and bearings were TRASHED. Not too much longer before complete seizure. The car is MUCH quieter and rolls much more freely. [/B]
What all came included in the kit?
A fully assembled hub, with snap ring, and bearings complete?
It was the hub, the bearings, and that’s it…all preassembled and sealed. I had to reuse the outer nut (no problem), and the shaped washer behind it. It was really very easy.
OK heads up on that guys, I had the same thing
get your car in the shop right now cause its your brake caliper.
Mine was doing that and wham before I knew it was a constant squeling noise. coupke weeks later and $250 after that I had to replace the rear brake calipers.
I dunno if thats the case with you guys but you might wanna check it out.
Goodluck
Good idea.
For clarification, here’s how I confirmed I had bad bearings:
The sound is lot like that low, droning “thrum” you hear from truck and semi tires on the highway.
The noise in my instance was ‘direction sensitive’, meaning if I turned one way (the side that loaded more force on the bad bearings), the sound somewhat intensified. If I turned in the opposite direction, the noise almost completely went away. I should mention the car was moving at about 45 mph +.
If it is bad calipers, my favorite way to tell is to see how well the car freewheels. I know this is method is probably helpful for those with manual transmissions, but I could feel the car’s resistance to want to roll backwards while on a slight incline.
I also wanted to make sure it wasn’t the tires, so I mounted my race tires and wheels on the Integra and the noise persisted.
good luck!