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Posted by Matt K (89 SE 5spd) on May 31, 2002 at 09:25:05:
In Reply to: was it consistant grinding, or under acceleration, deceleration, direction changes, braking??--> posted by RHD MAX on May 31, 2002 at 08:55:08:
you could hear it when the car was just rolling along, but only if you listened really closely. It was alittle worse when you turned, and tended to go away when you hit the brakes. The bearing + labor wasclose to $400 if I recall correctly, and I think about half was the part, half was labour. a couple things to check before you spend that kind of money: Jack up the car and check for play in the wheel bearing (push/pull on the top or bottom of the wheel), if there's really any play at all, the bering is probaby on it's way out. Also, check the front brake rotors, look for a ridge of rust around the very outside edge. I had a pretty sizeable ridge (maybe 1mm wide and 1 mm tall) that caused a pretty nasty grinding when I turned. I removed the ridge with my dremel and the gringind pretty much went away. Good luck man.