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1996 X300 Humming/Buzzing Noise, please help

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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 02:26 PM
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Default 1996 X300 Humming/Buzzing Noise, please help

hi everyone, I am getting a buzzing humming noise while I am driving, its nociable at low speeds, I hear it more when I turn the car to the right while driving, does this sound like the right wheel bearing is going...?
 
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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any idea when they were last serviced?

I'd go ahead & replace them if you have any reason to suspect, since they're cheap, & relatively easy.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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I was also going to mentioned hub/bearing. My Jeep is starting to make the similar humming. If it is a bearing/hub, don't let it go for too long as it will get dangerously worse, as in wheel falling off. Labor is a pain on it unless you rent the tool yourself. I've done it before, not terribly hard. You can hear the noise at lower speeds, but it should get noticeably louder when you go highway speeds if the bearing is truly the issue.
 
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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Oh yea, and to be safe you are supposed to replace in pairs, as in both fronts. Similar to replacing pair of shocks, springs, etc...
 
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Old Mar 19, 2010 | 09:45 PM
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indeed. but they are cheep & locally available usually at O'reillys or autozone,

the only special tools you'll need are a set of race drivers, (replace the races while you're in there!!)
and a bearing packer.

pretty much like doing wheel bearings on any RWD ford, minus the fact that the rotors aren't hubbed, jaguar's have the rotor & hub separate.
 
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