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Grinding sound from front tire

Tiny
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I heard a grinding sound coming from the drivers side front tire, while turning the wheel towards the right? When the wheel was turned towards the left, there was no sound?
Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 5:46 PM

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Tiny
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Probably a bad hub bearing.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 5:58 PM
Tiny
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Make sure the backing plat isn't making contact.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 5:59 PM
Tiny
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No the backing plate (which I assume hangs down behind the tire?) Is not making contact. So a bad hub bearing? Is that repairable, or does it need replacement? Any idea of the cost for something like that?
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 6:05 PM
Tiny
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No, the backing plate doesn't hang down. It's a metal shield behind the rotor and yes, a bad bearing would have to be replaced.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 6:12 PM
Tiny
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Ok, thank you so much!
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 6:22 PM
Tiny
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We also had this problem with my 2002 Suburban, it turned out to be my rotors, we replaced both sides.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 6:29 PM
Tiny
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Wow, really? I found it so odd that I only heard the sound when I turned the wheel towards the right - nothing when it was turned towards the left. I will mention the rotors as well. Thank you for the info.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 6:32 PM
Tiny
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Sorry I stand corrected here, "it was" the wheel bearings. We have replaced the rotors as well. Sorry for the misguidance.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 6:52 PM
Tiny
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Oh, ok - wheel bearings. Thanks for the correction - hate even walking into a repair shop w/ no idea at all what is wrong - appreciate your input.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 7:02 PM
Tiny
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Again I apologize for the boo boo, If you jack your vehicle up and use a crowbar under the tire to see if there is movement, IF there is it's the wheel bearing. That's how we tested ours. Hope this helps.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 9:29 PM
Tiny
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Original poster. Please be aware that these recent responses are not from me. I advise you to ignore them.
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Monday, July 25th, 2011 AT 9:42 PM
Tiny
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Sorry. Wrenchtech
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Tuesday, July 26th, 2011 AT 1:52 AM

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