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California98Civic · 05-09-2018, 08:08 AM

A simple test for wheel bearing failure:

1. Jack front of vehicle up so both wheels are off te ground
2. Start at drivers side and put one hand on the coil spring. With the other spin the wheel FORWARD.
3. Use your hand on the spring to feel for vibration while making sure not to touch the wheel while spinning so it doesn't cause a false vibration. - might be easier to put the car in neutral.
4. Do the same to the passenger side. Whichever one has the noticeable rumbling is the bad one.

That text comes from this thread I had 6 years ago when I had a failure with noise kinda like yours: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post362834

05-09-2018, 08:08 AM	#8 (permalink)
California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts	A simple test for wheel bearing failure: 1. Jack front of vehicle up so both wheels are off te ground 2. Start at drivers side and put one hand on the coil spring. With the other spin the wheel FORWARD. 3. Use your hand on the spring to feel for vibration while making sure not to touch the wheel while spinning so it doesn't cause a false vibration. - might be easier to put the car in neutral. 4. Do the same to the passenger side. Whichever one has the noticeable rumbling is the bad one. That text comes from this thread I had 6 years ago when I had a failure with noise kinda like yours: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post362834 __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.