2006 Saturn Ion noise

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JOE1953
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I replace the right front wheel bearing hub assembly I still hear a noise when going down the highway what can the noise be? I jack the right rear wheel up of the ground when I turn the tire with my hand I can hear a noise sound like a popping noise but the noise is space out what can the noise be how can I check the right rear wheel bearing?
Thursday, September 19th, 2013 AT 6:45 PM

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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Can you describe the sound? Does it change with speed or when turning? If it does, let me know specifically what happens. As far as checking the rear, make sure there is no play in the wheel. Does it make noise when you turn it? Have you visually inspected the bearing?
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Thursday, September 19th, 2013 AT 6:58 PM
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You can check the rear wheel bearing the same way you checked the front. Are you sure the dust shield didn't get bent against the rotor and rubbing?
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Thursday, September 19th, 2013 AT 6:58 PM
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Yes the noise do change with speed while driving straight. There is no play in the rear wheel but when I turn the rear wheel it make something like a thumbing noise, the dust shield is not bent and is not rubbing the rotor.
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Thursday, September 19th, 2013 AT 8:01 PM
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The rear can be cheek the same way as the front compare the two sides to each other. Also remove the drums and spin the hubs in the rear by hand fast and listen.
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Thursday, September 19th, 2013 AT 8:10 PM
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I jack both rear wheel up of the ground and spin the hubs on the right rear hub it had a noise sound like a thumbing noise and I can also rock the hub back and foward and get the noise it not the brake shoes making the noise it don't have a steady noise as I turn the hub it is like a stop and start.
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Thursday, September 19th, 2013 AT 10:06 PM
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So it sounds like the hub is bad?
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Thursday, September 19th, 2013 AT 10:18 PM
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What I have to do to remove th hub? Can you give me some noise that a bad hub make?
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Thursday, September 19th, 2013 AT 10:48 PM
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To remove the hub you pull the drum off and just unbolt the hub. You could do that and spin it in your hands and feel if its bad. When you spin it by hand mounted is it noisy? It shouldn't make noise when you spin it. They make a grinding rough noise when the go bad. I wish I could check it for you and hear what it sounds like.
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Thursday, September 19th, 2013 AT 11:08 PM
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Well it don't make a grinding rough noise when I spin the tire.
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Thursday, September 19th, 2013 AT 11:44 PM
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You said there was a noise in your last post and something about rocking the hub back and fourth?How are the tires any cupping where the outter edge of the tire tread is raised up?It tread separation where you can see the center of the tire tread raise up or feel it while running your hand over the tread of the tire.
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Friday, September 20th, 2013 AT 8:26 AM
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The tires are ok.
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 AT 12:09 AM
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The tires have no cuppig on them and the tire tread are ok and the bearing have no play but I still hear the noise.
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 AT 12:20 AM
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Most of the bearing I have replaced had no play and made noise.I can't hear the noise you said the was no is when spinning the rear tire?What happened to that?
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 AT 9:57 AM
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I remove the drums and spin the hubs in the rear by hand and I heard a noise on the right rear hub it sound like a thumbing noise I think I am saying the correct word but I didn't feel any play in the hub but I didn' take hub of.
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 AT 5:30 PM
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Like I said before most of the hubs I replaced for noise didn't have play. Its only like four bolts to remove it so you can spin it in your hand.
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Tuesday, September 24th, 2013 AT 6:48 PM

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