Brand New Wheel hubs bad?

[Trainmaster]

Look at the other side, then the rears. Hard to tell sometimes. Very hard. Bet it's the other side or a U Joint or something like that.

While I'm no longer permitted to criticize our Far East trade partners on this site, I always question the quality of cheap import parts. Three bad ones in a row? Doubtful but definitely possible.

 

[Cthunndr]

I hear ya in regards to “F. E. T. P’s” lol. The first replacement was a duralast hub, the second was from Napa...forgot the brand, and the third I took a chance on from a junked donor truck. Since I have the extra hub I could always throw that on the right and see if there’s a difference. I will say that when driving straight or slightly moving the wheel to the left the noise is consistent and when I slightly move the steering wheel to the right, the sound/vibration is slightly less pronounced.

 

[07navi]

You need to find it before throwing more parts at it. Those ball joints you replaced had nothing to to with it (I know they were bad though.)

 

[Trainmaster]

I've been through this several times. It's very hard to determine what side's making the noise unless it does it when you spin it by hand. Probably the other side. Take a good look at that.

 

[Cthunndr]

I've been through this several times. It's very hard to determine what side's making the noise unless it does it when you spin it by hand. Probably the other side. Take a good look at that.

I guess that will be the next step.

 

[Cthunndr]

To those who commented today, Were you guys able to look at the video and hear the noise?

 

[ManUpOrShutUp]

To those who commented today, Were you guys able to look at the video and hear the noise?

Sound is a bit muffled in the video, but doesn't sound like a wheel bearing to me.

 

[07navi]

To those who commented today, Were you guys able to look at the video and hear the noise?

I heard the video but it's hard to diagnose a problem without being there. Try mounting a sound recorder in different areas that you suspect or have a pro look at it but don't just keep throwing parts at it.

 

[booksix]

Did you ever find the problem? I'm having the same issue in my 07 EB EL. I replaced the bearing that got louder when turning to put more weight on it and still had the issue. I thought I bought a bad bearing, too, so I flip-flopped sides to test but the noise remained on the same side. Rotated tires (fronts went to the back) and the sound didn't move. Tested every single part of the IWE system and that's working so its not likely front cvs/ujoints/diff. Sound continues even when trans is in N so it's not that. Sound doesn't change when accelerating or letting off so I'm thinking it's not rear diff (plus a diff issue likely wouldn't change sounds when steering?). I'm kinda at a loss. Maybe I'm just being deceived and it's a rear bearing... is there a good way to tell bad front from rear bearing (rotate and wiggle test gave me nothing)?