What a bad wheel bearing sound like?

[extanker]

Originally Posted by boxster6354

What a Bad wheel bearing sounds like

Because I'm Bad, I'm Bad-Come On
(Bad Bad-Really, Really Bad)
You Know I'm Bad,achoo! EXCUSE ME YOUR EXCUSED
And The Whole World Has To
Answer Right Now
Just To Tell You Once Again,
Who's Bad . . .
:dance:

bad bearing...no dessert for you

[husker boxster]

Rear bearings definitely go out on Boxsters (search wheel bearing). What yr is yours and is it base or S? The rears seem to be particularly weak on 2001 Ss.

I had an 01S that had a rt rear go bad. Can't help you on the sound - I couldn't hear anything but the mechanic at the dealer said it was bad. It did sound quieter in the cabin after it was replaced - less what I would call "road noise".

[sasha055]

I have a 2000 base boxster.

What should I look for when rotating the wheel on a jacked car?

Thanks
Sasha

[extanker]

look/feel for play..another way is to have a mechanic put the car on a lift and check them with the car running in gear..listening for a whirling,grinding,growling noise...its easier to find it if you dont have a posi

[pothole]

In my experience when they are really shot they sometimes make a sort of whom-whom-whom-whom-whom sound that changes frequency depending on speed. But they can make all sorts of weird and wonderful noises on the way out.