confusing wheel bearing answers

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

Ryan Ruggles wrote:
> 
> Ok, a couple of days ago I wrote:
> 
> I just did my front passeger side wheel bearing.  The sound is still there.
> it goes away when I turn hard right.  Wich one is it?
> 
> And the answer I got back was:
> 
> It's the left.  When you turn hard right, you take the weight off the left
> and the noise goes away.
> When you turn right, the weight and load trasfers to the left wheel.
> 
> Shawn Méze
> 
> So what I'm still wondering is.....WHICH ONE IS IT?
> 
> As far as I know when you turn hard right the weight shifts to the
> left...........tell me I'm wrong.  It actually sounds like it's coming from
> the passenger rear.......does anyone have an idea?
> 
> ______________

You can get the bearing to go quieter if you load it up to. Tell you
what:

- Jack up on side of the car at a time and rotate the front and back
wheels separately- the grinding noise (not as bad as when driving, but
still) will give it self away.

hth,
TBerk