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Originally Posted by daboyho50 Jack it up and try to push and pull the wheel. If there is play it is probably your wheel bearings, by the sound that is most likely what is going on (hopefully) If not, you might be opening up your check book. |
Jacking up the car and pulling and pushing the tire you will feel some play going in and out. It is the c clips that hold the axles in. If the wheel bearing are bad you will feel slack up and down on the wheels. Most of the time a bad wheel bearing will tell on itself before it makes noise, you will see gear oil leaking out the wheel bearing seal. NOTE you may see some very minor seepage mixxed with brake dust, only relace the bearings if you see wet gear oil