Wheel bearing going bad??
 

When I drive down the road with the windows up and the radio off, I hear this sound coming from one or more of the wheels. Its like a constant noise kind of like a whirring. At first I thought that I might have bent a wheel, but now I believe I might have a bearing going out. Any ideas?? It happens at any speed above 30 or so.

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https://montecarloforum.com/m_10568/tm.htm

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That forum was all about front wheel bearings, but a mechanic told me its usually the rear that go first. Is the rear bearing any cheaper or easier to install?

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That noise can also be from a worn tire. Tires with some chop can sound very much like a bad wheel bearing. What year is the car?

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actually wheel bearings are pretty easy and cheep and you might not have to replace it just repack it. is your car 4 wheel disk or disk and drum? just go to carquest bearings will run you prolly about 10 bucks a piece plus some bering grease they aint hard to replace its a half hour job prolly shop shouldnt do it for too much it is basic maintenence i think. i repack my bearings atleast once a year.

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repacking bearings is as easy of a job that you can do for a do-it-yourself project

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yeah if u **** up bearing you should be in the special olympics lmao[&:]

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my 2005 monte has 7000 miles on it, and i'm hearing a humm hummm humm after you get to about 30 mph and below 60-70 mph

would that be the wheel bearing..just started hearing it the other day

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Yes thats just like mine, its a hmm hmm hmm at low speeds, at high speeds I dont hear it at all, but at high speeds its another story. Above 65 I get a slight vibration which I think is either a bent wheel or prob my tires are out of balance. The weird thing is above about 80 it goes away kinda.

And to everybody else, I have a 2002 MC LS with 60,000 on it, 4 wheel disc w/ABS

wizkid: how does your 2005 only have 7000 miles on it??

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it sat for about 6 months not used...low miles...

and i have a auto parts store up here..and one of our mechanics said that its most likely a tire out of balance for mine if it goes away @ 60 or so because if it was a bearing it would just get worse the faster you go...