quickslvr580

K....... I'm dumb cause I thought the noise my car was making was the front brakes. So, I replaced the pads and rotors today (OEM stuff). The brakes feel awesome, but theres one problem. My car is still making the noise descibed on the DIY sticky replacement rear wheel/ hub:

"intermittent grinding/squeaking sound from wheel at low speeds when off throttle Sound increases proportional to speed until about 35mph when the sound goes away. Sounds almost like a warped rotor rubbing, but applying brakes does not affect the sound at all."

Anyway, I have a couple questions:

1. I don't really want to spend mad money on a ball joint puller as descibed on the DIY joint. Does anyone know of a good one for less than 150 bucks?

2. I think the front passenger side bearing is the one going bad. Are there any notable differences in replacing the front wheel bearing vs. replacing the rear? Do I need any additional/ different tools?

3. Considering the bearing has gone bad; is it safe to say that I would need to replace the spindle as well? Or any other parts for that matter?

Once again Metro......... thanks for the help.

Billman250

Did you retorque the rear axle nut? I've had cases where people swore they had noise in the front, but it was coming from the rear.

As a matter of fact, it was always the rear, and it was always the nut. If it is left unattended, it will ruin the rear bearing and hub.

I have never seen a bad front wheel bearing yet on an S2000.

quickslvr580

Hey Bill,

I'll check that out and see if that is the problem.

I'll keep you posted.

Thanks,

milkbubble

This is what my wheel bearing souded likeat highway speeds the week before i changed it out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsQ5Rqk8-hM

In addition to the bearing i also got a new hub as well.