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Old 12-20-2014, 07:53 PM   #1
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wheel bearing bad, which side?

I'm trying to diagnose a bad wheel bearing on my mothers Dodge Caravan.

It's definitely a speed related growling noise coming from the front end.
When driving and I turn to the RIGHT, the noise basically goes away.
When driving straight, or turning to the left, no change in the noise really.
Which side bearing is bad?

I want to say its the driver side based on the noise while driving in general, but I haven't been in the car as a passenger to listen to the noise coming maybe from that side actually. Years in the military attached to a feild artillery battalion has taken its toll on my hearing so I know I could be off on my perception as to where a noise is directly coming from.

Next step I guess will be to jack up each side and "shake"/move the wheel at 12 and 6 to check for play. But I was hoping someone could recommend based on the turning symptoms. I've checked online and Ive read people saying completely different things. I gave up looking.

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