Both drive axles replaced today. Got both for a total $100 (core charge subtracted) with a lifetime warranty from Autozone. This is good preventative work since the CV boots were cracking and the passenger side was spitting-up CV grease through the cracks. And I found a dangerous bulge in the front right tire. But unfortunately CHANGING THE AXLES DID NOT SOLVE THE BEARING NOISE-LIKE PROBLEM.
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Originally Posted by ron
I found one of the inner wheel bearing races bad (chattered)and that meant the bearing was also bad, grinding noise. Now-- that was a pita to replace
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Maybe this is it? How might I test, if I can? I have eliminated front or read brake pad wear, wheels, tires, the CV joints, and the drive axles for sure as the source of the sound. I have probably eliminated the transmission itself, since the sound is neither engine RPM dependent nor gear dependent. It is wheel RPM dependent, getting faster or slower only with the wheel acceleration.