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stethescope use
the wheel bearings quiet down when they are
>more loaded so the wheel on the outside is the culprit. This seems
>counter intuitive to me but it has been proved empirically time and time.
> Just to be sure, jack up the rear start engine put in gear raise speed
>to 30-40mph and listen to the bearings a long screw driver can be used as
>a stethoscope. the noisier one is bad. replace it soon or the inner
>races of the bearing can seize on the hub and chew it up requiring the
>hub to be replaced also, a nasty little consequence of procrastinating.
>
>
>Chris hall
Chis forgot to point out, you may want to use the screwdriver from the
inside, rather than the outside
of a spinning wheel.
Mark Jones
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