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Dec 12, 2007 | 05:10 PM

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Bad wheel bearing?

when i turn the wheel slightly right, i get a vibration by the driver side floor..i dont get it when im driving straight, only when turning slightly right. Bad wheel bearing?

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Dec 12, 2007 | 05:37 PM

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When the wheel bearing went out in my DD, it would vibrate insanely when going straight over 40 mph....never vibrated when i turned,this was in a dodge.

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Dec 12, 2007 | 05:46 PM

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well if it was the wheel bearing, i dont think its actually 'out'..just starting to go bad

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Dec 12, 2007 | 07:21 PM

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Right,you know what i mean...does it do it at high speeds? Either way its pretty simple to change the wheel bearings.

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Dec 12, 2007 | 08:36 PM

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Off topic, but I thought you sold your car?

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Dec 12, 2007 | 08:46 PM

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lol thats what i thought....

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Dec 12, 2007 | 09:12 PM

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Well this is another ~230.00 dollars out of your pocket. At least they aren't hard to install.

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Dec 13, 2007 | 03:45 PM

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If it ends up being a bad wheel bearing, I have a brand new hub available if you are interested. Shoot me a pm or email me at tmgsix@hotmail.com

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Dec 14, 2007 | 12:10 AM

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Nah, i couldnt sell the car. Kid got shaddy at the last minute and backed out. So apparantly im keeping it now unless i get another offer.

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