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1996 GMC JIMMY
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121,000 MILES

While driving on highway, I started hearing a loud roaring noise coming from the right front wheel. I pulled over to see if the tire was flat but it wasn't so got back on highway and the noise started right back up. Could this be a wheel hub bearing going bad?

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LEGITIMATE007

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Yes that is what I'm betting, sometimes you wont hear it until you hit a certain speed, sometimes you wont if you go too fast, really wierd, also be carefull, be cause the sound will play tricks on you, you think its the front right hub, becuase it sounds like it, then you find out its the left rear, lol. In my earlier years, I was a victim of that. I replaced the wrong hub sounded like it was the left rear and it was the right rear, oh well.

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Saturday, November 20th, 2010 AT 7:27 PM

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Thanks legitimate007. I'll check both before starting the job. I'll let you know the outcome.

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Sunday, November 21st, 2010 AT 8:52 PM

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Looking foward to this
joe

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Monday, November 22nd, 2010 AT 4:54 PM

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Hi Joe. Just wanted to let you know it was the wheel bearing. Had a bit of a problem getting the bearing off but with a little persuasion it came off. Not too bad of a job to do. Thanks again!
Kevin

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Monday, November 29th, 2010 AT 2:37 AM

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