Hi
I took a trip up north approximately 400 mile round trip. It was mostly motorway driving but as I reach the destination I came up to a junction and there was a loud hum from the front wheel.
I continued on cautiously but the noise didn't happen again. On the way back, about 80 miles from home, I could feel that there was definitely something up with the wheel as there was slight vibration through the steering.
I got home and wobbled the wheel and there was slight lateral play (3:00 - 9:00 and 1:30 - 7:30) but there was no play (12:00 - 6:00 or 4:30 - 10:30).
I assumed it was probably the wheel bearing but I have replaced this and still have the same movement. It doesn't make any difference if I rotate the wheel. The hub nuts were not loose as I had to get my breaker bar to take the wheel off.
I would appreciate some pointers as to what else it could be.
Many thanks in advance.
Kevin
I took a trip up north approximately 400 mile round trip. It was mostly motorway driving but as I reach the destination I came up to a junction and there was a loud hum from the front wheel.
I continued on cautiously but the noise didn't happen again. On the way back, about 80 miles from home, I could feel that there was definitely something up with the wheel as there was slight vibration through the steering.
I got home and wobbled the wheel and there was slight lateral play (3:00 - 9:00 and 1:30 - 7:30) but there was no play (12:00 - 6:00 or 4:30 - 10:30).
I assumed it was probably the wheel bearing but I have replaced this and still have the same movement. It doesn't make any difference if I rotate the wheel. The hub nuts were not loose as I had to get my breaker bar to take the wheel off.
I would appreciate some pointers as to what else it could be.
Many thanks in advance.
Kevin
May 2, 2026 at 3:31 PM