95 Lumina Humming Noise

[TheBigH]

I have a 1995 Chevy Lumina that has recently started to make a humming noise while going straight or to the left. When i start turning slightly right the noise goes away. There is no noise when idle and it seems to be louder at higher speeds. So what tests could i do to figure out what the problem is and how difficult would it be to repair myself? Any help would be appreciated.

[maxwedge]

Welcome to AF, bad ft wheel bearing or a scalloped tire. Jack up the front and look for play in the wheel hub. Instructions for this job are at autozone.com, repair guides. Sounds like the rt wheel.

[micmichael1983]

the way it sounds it is you front passenger side wheel bearing is going bad

[TheBigH]

I jacked up the tires and spun both sides and couldnt hear any noise coming from either side. How else could i tell if the bearing is the issue or not and are there any other things i should check?

[maxwedge]

With no weight or load on the wheel there will be no noise ,any play in the wheel/hub?

[savannaz34]

Originally Posted by TheBigH

I jacked up the tires and spun both sides and couldnt hear any noise coming from either side. How else could i tell if the bearing is the issue or not and are there any other things i should check?

you will not have any play in your wheel or hub,trust me on this one,it is your bearing
i just did my front pass.side wheel bearing
i doubted every one because i jacked it up,check for play and to me,it was not the bearing,but i said fudge it and took it apart(remove wheel,caliper,undo axle nut,remove four hub bolts)and sure as shit,it felt as if there was sand in there when you turn it

[maxwedge]

The play removes the guesswork if it is found in one hub, more times than not the hub/bearing will show some play, if not a road test doing figure eight manuevers will pinpoint the problem.

[Schrade]

Originally Posted by TheBigH

I jacked up the tires and spun both sides and couldnt hear any noise coming from either side. How else could i tell if the bearing is the issue or not and are there any other things i should check?

Get it in the air again, and grab and pull the wheel at 9 o'clock, and 3 o'clock position. Pull and push (not spin). Should be ZERO play.

[maxwedge]

Originally Posted by cbec1999

Get it in the air again, and grab and pull the wheel at 9 o'clock, and 3 o'clock position. Pull and push (not spin). Should be ZERO play.

Correct!