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Gene Swain Posted on Sep 04, 2012
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Have a rumbling noise in left rear wheel while driving down the road 1999LexusRX all wheel drive.sounds like a wheel bearing.

Makes a rumbling noise at slow speeds but gets worse at high speeds around 60 mph.sounds like left rear wheel

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Have the car put on a rack and have the noise listened to with a mechanics stethoscope to confirm the wheel bearing is at fault.

  • Gene Swain Sep 06, 2012

    Will contact a craftsman &have it checked thank you for return e-mail

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 31, 2008

SOURCE: Rear Axle Bearing

i know for a fact that the bearing comes with the hub., and if the old bearing is badly damage you may need to heat it to remove it from the axel...so this may be a rather big job if your not equipt
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Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 07, 2009

SOURCE: Noises problem 2006 Chevy Cobalt 4 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automati

Have a mechanic check lower control arm bushing at the rear of the control arm.It is a horizontal bushing retained by a vertical bolt clamping it to frame.The tire will move more forward and back more than it should during braking. canuck mechanic.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 28, 2009

SOURCE: "Humming" or "bearing" type noise in left front at highway speeds

That's a hub bearing. Replace the one that's doing it. I'm assuming this 'roar' is coming from the front, NOT the rear.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jul 01, 2009

SOURCE: steering wheel shakes when driving at high speeds between 45-60 m

Have frount end alligned, balance tires, check ball joints, tie rods.

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sounds like you have a wheel bearing that's bad, some vehicles have the wheel sensor mounted right to the wheel bearing.
best way to check is drive down a straight road at a steady speed, then turn the wheel left, like your going to change lanes, then do the same but this time turn the wheel to the right.
Now if the noise is louder when you turn left, then that tells you the right wheel bearing is bad, if you turn right and the noise is greater, then your left wheel bearing is bad.
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Sounds like a bad wheel bearing. You should be able to jack up the rear wheels and spin them by hand. if you hear a grown or the wheels are loose than you likely have a bad bearing.

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At that mileage it could be, and most likely is given your description of the noise. I assume it reduces in volume as you slow down. If you can find a quite piece of road drive up to where the noise is apparent and lightly swerve from left to right. (Don't roll the car!! ) If the noise reduces as you swerve left then its the left bearing. If its when you swerve right that the noise reduces its the right bearing. If its both the only way is to jack the rear up and spin the wheels as fast as you can and listen. If there's a hint of a rumble from it, its that bearing or both. It should be completely quite apart from the slight hiss as the shoes rub on the drum.
35K may not seem much but if you don't know the history of the car it could have hit a bad pot hole or even had a knock on a kerb.
I have replaced bearing with a lot less miles than yours.

Cheers John
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