Re: Riceboy sighting...

[TRedGLX@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/28/00 5:39:07 PM Central Daylight Time, 
kevin.ng@bankofamericacf.com writes:

<< Now, back to our regularly scheduled Jetta GLX content:
 I'm getting a low humming noise coming from the front left wheel. Goes away
 when I turn the wheel, goes away when I speed up. I can only hear it when
 the car is creeping along (<5mph, brakes off). Any ideas? Bad wheel bearing
 maybe? >>


My experience with bad w/b is that they howl like mad at speed, howl becomes 
more low-pitched as you slow down, and quiets down when the affected bearing 
is loaded, as in a turn. Grab the wheel while it's up in the air on a jack, 
and see if there's any lateral play. If there is, that's a good sign of 
bearing failure.

David Steele
1998 JettaGLX TRed
1988 JettaGL White
1987 Jetta Marine Blue
northern IL / west TN rep.

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