The "wub-wub-wub" makes it "sound" like wheel bearings.<br>If you jack up the front and try to rock the front wheels along the vertical axis, do you get any play?<br><br>Tim Rogers<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 1:11 PM, David Pertuz <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:davidpertuz@mindspring.com">davidpertuz@mindspring.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi y'all,<br>
<br>
My tire-wear-reading kung-fu is pretty rusty, as pretty well-sorted cars<br>
mean I've not had to do any in years.<br>
<br>
On my G20, RF tire has noticeable additional wear on the inside 1.5cm or<br>
so of tread - not really severe, but enough to notice. An additional<br>
bevel, with slight concavity. LF tire has normal wear but very slight<br>
additional wear and very slight cupping on the inside inch - this is<br>
consistent with the strong left pull that I've had for a while.<br>
<br>
LF tire is not a mystery - it's the RF I'm not sure about. The car seems<br>
to have an obviously bad RF (or RR?) wheel bearing - by sound, anyway.<br>
There is the hum-roar under load, some wub-wub-wub. I need to take care<br>
of this ASAP (I wish I could do this without an arbor press, but of<br>
course I don't have one, so I need to find a place to take it to) but<br>
I'm abit unsure of the diagnosis since the apparent source of sounds<br>
can be tricky and nothing is bad enough that it is mechanically loose<br>
when you tug on the wheel.<br>
<br>
Tie rod ends are probably OK but I think I'll replace them soon anyway.<br>
Front end feels fine in terms of tightness but it's got 165k so it won't<br>
hurt. Tie rod ends car cause toe issues and related wear, but the wear<br>
on the RF tire does not suggest toe to me due to the pull to the other<br>
side.<br>
<br>
Thoughts?<br>
<br>
David<br>
Chicago<br>
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