Gear whine normal?
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George Hussey
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Re: Gear whine normal?
if coasting in neutral and you hear a bearing noise it is probably the rear wheel bearings, move the wheel one side to the other and if the noise changes it is definitely the wheel bearings
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Harold Singh
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Re: Gear whine normal?
Good tip!George Hussey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:06 pm if coasting in neutral and you hear a bearing noise it is probably the rear wheel bearings, move the wheel one side to the other and if the noise changes it is definitely the wheel bearings
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Re: Gear whine normal?
George, how would moving the wheel one side to the other have any effect on a bad rear wheel bearing?George Hussey wrote: ↑Mon Nov 04, 2019 1:06 pm if coasting in neutral and you hear a bearing noise it is probably the rear wheel bearings, move the wheel one side to the other and if the noise changes it is definitely the wheel bearings
Bad bearings tend to growl or rumble, as opposed to the high-pitch sound of gear whine. Rear wheel bearings also revolve at lower speeds than transmission bearings.
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Re: Gear whine normal?
He meant turning the steering wheel back and forth to alter the side loading on the wheel bearings.
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That's the way I read it.Martin Benade wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2019 4:56 pm He meant turning the steering wheel back and forth to alter the side loading on the wheel bearings.