Car has a noisy rear wheel bearing which goes quiet when travelling on left hand bend but noisy when either in straight line or going around right hand bend.... Read more
piggy on 1 July 2012
When I last had a dodgy rear bearing I had the same problem as as the OP. It was well nigh impossible to find out which side was worn/damaged. Having tried all the suggestions already mentioned,I took the car for a run of several miles and then felt the brake disc on each back wheel. Bingo! There was a significant temperatue differential between the two. The hottest side was the faulty one. Try to be careful when doing this though;discs/drums can get very hot!
When I last had a dodgy rear bearing I had the same problem as as the OP. It was well nigh impossible to find out which side was worn/damaged. Having tried all the suggestions already mentioned,I took the car for a run of several miles and then felt the brake disc on each back wheel. Bingo! There was a significant temperatue differential between the two. The hottest side was the faulty one. Try to be careful when doing this though;discs/drums can get very hot!