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Originally Posted by tempfixit
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One thing I noticed today when jacking up the front passenger side the tire where it contacts the pavement was moving outward quiote a bit as tire was going up. I checked for any play but I found none except for the tie rod movement. Could this be a bad wheel bearing????? At times it does seem like I hear a little growling noise but I am not sure which wheel it comes from.
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It's my understanding that with this type of suspension it's normal that the bottom of the tire moves out -resulting in negative camber- when a front wheel is lifted off the ground, even though this may appear counter-intuitive at first glance.
If it seems to travel out more than usual check ball joints first thing, if they're bad you'll need to replace the whole control arm. It's a medium difficulty job, the tough part is fitting the bushings on the frame where the control arm attaches.
One thing you can do to check for bad bearing is lift both front wheels off the ground and put the transmission in drive. Observe the wheels from all angles as they spin and check for wobble as you listen for a grinding noise. This is also useful to check for brake pad friction.