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Has anyone ever had a wheel bearing or bearings go bad? If so, what are the symptoms?

The reason for asking is that I have noticed a definite increase in noise while driving -- it is something like a drone that can be quite bothersome at times. It seems tied to the wheel(s), I think; it increases at speed and I hear it on all types of road surfaces. At first I thought tires, but I'm not so sure.

I have a Gen II ('97) LS400 with 104k miles; it has Sumitomo Avids with about 23k miles.

Any help that you can provide will be very much appreciated.

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

rebalance tires+check alignment, then check front strut bars.

also make sure the tires u have arent known to become very noisy with wear, iirc the sumitomo HTRZ has this problem (or similar name)

1995LS400

^Cheaper tire brands seem to do this after only premature wear, and at 23K you are experiencing this. If the noise is too annoying, move up to Michelin, Continental, or Pirelli. You get what you pay for.

PureDrifter

iTrader: (10)

or generals made by continental

1995LS400

^just because ur 99 is ridin' dirty on them.

mayad79

I am in the process of ordering parts and getting labor quotes for all four bearings.

I have that humming noise and an inconsistent shake from the passenger rear. The shake seems to go away if raining or a hot rotors after driving.

parts for 2 front and 2 rear are $256 w/ shipping at Carson.

docdgt@com

Why replace all four of them unless they are all bad? Why not just replace the failed one and tend to the others when they fail, if ever? Thanks for the info on pricing.

I wish you good luck, and thanks for replying to my thread. Let me know how it all comes out -- you could privately email me if you would rather, at:
docdgt@comcast.net