1994 GMC Sonoma wheelbearing inspection

First look inside the wheel, is there any sign of oil on the tires? Do you hear a growling noise from the rear when driving?

jack the car up freeing the "offending" wheel. spin the wheel and listen for noise. Grab the wheel at the top with one hand and the bottom with the other. shake wheel in and out, there should be little to no movement, if your getting excessive play, your wheel bearing is out. If your just getting noise while spinning your tire, its on its way out.

I think he found it... this is from September 2008... Look for fresh posts, you might get an answer from those.

i just needed to show i knew SOMEHTHING : ) even if the posts was old, it was more of a spriti booster for me while researching my own question I should have trusted my gut instinct on : )

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