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From: George on 12 Jul 2010 14:10
Our '04 Cavalier has started making a low droning noise when there's any
steeering pressure to the left. Also, a little vibration. I've been
told this means a bad FWB.

Other times I've replaced a hub assembly, I could feel play when I
rocked the wheel vetically. I don't have that now. Assuming it is the
bearing, does the noise (ie, when I steer left) correlate with which
bearing is bad?

Thanks,
George
From: hls on 12 Jul 2010 15:37

"George" <gbeccles(a)verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Our '04 Cavalier has started making a low droning noise when there's any
> steeering pressure to the left. Also, a little vibration. I've been
> told this means a bad FWB.
>
> Other times I've replaced a hub assembly, I could feel play when I
> rocked the wheel vetically. I don't have that now. Assuming it is the
> bearing, does the noise (ie, when I steer left) correlate with which
> bearing is bad?
>
> Thanks,
> George

Ive seen them that would make a grinding noise when loaded, like you
describe. Usually you can get them up off the ground and turn the rotor
and hub by hand, and you can feel (or hear) the difference.

The noisy one isthe bad one, of course.

Now, sometimes very low mileage bearings can do this. For older cars,
you might want to consider whether you want to replace them both, just
for good measure.

From: Kevin Bottorff on 12 Jul 2010 16:05
George <gbeccles(a)verizon.net> wrote in
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> Our '04 Cavalier has started making a low droning noise when there's any
> steeering pressure to the left. Also, a little vibration. I've been
> told this means a bad FWB.
>
> Other times I've replaced a hub assembly, I could feel play when I
> rocked the wheel vetically. I don't have that now. Assuming it is the
> bearing, does the noise (ie, when I steer left) correlate with which
> bearing is bad?
>
> Thanks,
> George
>

It could also be a CV joint going. KB
From: George on 12 Jul 2010 16:09
On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:05:19 +0000 (UTC), Kevin Bottorff
<kevyNOSPAM(a)netins.net> wrote:

>George <gbeccles(a)verizon.net> wrote in
>news:5cmm36180srncsj52b9m32rgrct6lt0506(a)4ax.com:
>
>> Our '04 Cavalier has started making a low droning noise when there's any
>> steeering pressure to the left. Also, a little vibration. I've been
>> told this means a bad FWB.
>>
>> Other times I've replaced a hub assembly, I could feel play when I
>> rocked the wheel vetically. I don't have that now. Assuming it is the
>> bearing, does the noise (ie, when I steer left) correlate with which
>> bearing is bad?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> George
>>
>
>It could also be a CV joint going. KB

I've never had a bad CV, that I know of. I expected they'd be like a
bad universal: a clunk on startup. No? G
From: m6onz5a on 12 Jul 2010 16:18
On Jul 12, 4:09 pm, George <gbecc...(a)verizon.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:05:19 +0000 (UTC), Kevin Bottorff
>
>
>
>
>
> <kevyNOS...(a)netins.net> wrote:
> >George <gbecc...(a)verizon.net> wrote in
> >news:5cmm36180srncsj52b9m32rgrct6lt0506(a)4ax.com:
>
> >> Our '04 Cavalier has started making a low droning noise when there's any
> >> steeering pressure to the left.  Also, a little vibration.  I've been
> >> told this means a bad FWB.
>
> >> Other times I've replaced a hub assembly, I could feel play when I
> >> rocked the wheel vetically.  I don't have that now.  Assuming it is the
> >> bearing, does the noise (ie, when I steer left) correlate with which
> >> bearing is bad?
>
> >> Thanks,
> >> George
>
> >It could also be a CV joint going.  KB
>
> I've never had a bad CV, that I know of.  I expected they'd be like a
> bad universal: a clunk on startup.  No?  G- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

No not really... for a bad CV axle check for rips boots. ANY tears in
the boots and you will need to replace the axle.. also bad axles make
a ticking sound when turning.
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