Test for front hub bearing units:
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Originally Posted by ron
you should FEEL the problem however slight it may be ,you should feel a diff between one wheel or the other . like gravel in one shoe .
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Did it. No unusual sounds and no play whatsoever. Totally within Honda spec.
Brake disc shield check:
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
...did you check the brake disc shield behind the front discs? I bumped mine when I replaced the half-shafts, and it was scraping on the back of the disc.
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They're normal and in place, without contact against the discs.
So I am concluding that the bearing noise I hear is coming from the transmission, because all other possibilities that I know of seem to have been eliminated by testing: it's not the brake pads, rotors, hub units, CV joints, or wheel scraping.
QUESTION: Which bearing inside the transmission might make the sounds I am hearing? It is a constant sound, changing only with wheel RPMs, not engine RPMs. If while rolling I turn the wheel slightly left or right or hold it steady then the sound changes slightly, but always in a predictable pattern, meaning left always produces the same changes in the sound, as does right, or straight. I am assuming it cannot be the throw out bearing or the input shaft bearing, based on a post Ryland offered on
another thread.
Thoughts?
I am going to replace the transmission myself and rebuild this one, if possible using a VX final driven gear I have on hand and a bearing kit I'll buy for the experiment.
Thanks!
james