Wheel bearing replacement left front wheel Hello Everyone, I may need to replace the wheel bearing on my right front wheel of my Corolla wagon. How can I know for sure? And how can I find out how to do it? Wheel bearing replacement is not even mentioned in my Toyota Corolla 1996 Haynes Repair Manual.

if hub bearing replacement did not fix the noise

when noises are on left and right turns
that has CV joints /drive shafts
would say they are the issue
replace both sides

and replace the left hand hub bearing at the same time

It's most likely the left wheel bearing that's causing the noise, when turning to the right the weight of the car shifts to the left placing more load on the left wheel bearing and takes load off the right bearing.

First of all I would be arguing with the first shop for a refund. you reported an issue with the LEFT wheel and they worked on the RIGHT wheel...The "flex" line your refering to is probably the short length of brake line from the caliper to the hard line.

If the caliper was "locking up" you would get lot of grabbing and the car would veer to the left when you applied the brakes. I suspect the wheel bearing is bad.

need a wheel alignment any tyre shop should do them

Most likely a bad wheel bearing in the front. If the noise is more pronounced when turning in a certain direction it is generally the opposite wheel bearing at fault (eg. turn left noise worsens, means right side wheel bearing). The reason is the weight distribution, when you turn left the front end engine and tranny weigh heavier on the right side, and amplify the noise.

WHEEL BEARING USUALLY STARTS MAKING A ROARING TYPE NOISE WHICH USUALLY GETS LOUDER THE FASTER YOU DRIVE, SOMETIMES THEY WILL BE LOOSE , TO CHECK JACK UP THAT WHEEL AND GRAB TOP AND BOTTOM OF TIRE AND SHAKE, IF THERE IS MOVEMENT, TRY TO GET SOMEONE TO ROCK TIRE FOR YPU AND WATCH WHERE AXLE GOES INTO CENTER OF BEARING AND SEE IF AXLE IS MOVING WITH TIRE MOVEMENT AND SPINDLE REMAINS STATIONARY, THEN IT IS BAD BEARING, OR SOMETIMES THERE WILL BE NO MOVEMENT, THEN BLOCK REAR WHEELS AND RUN CAR WITH THAT WHEEL IN AIR AND SEE IF YOU HEAR NOISE, GOOD LUCK.

check your cv axles, then check your wheel bearings on both axles by lifting car and shaking you tire left to right, up and down. if there is free play you need to replace front wheel bearings

Jack up the wheel that may have the bad wheel bearing and position your left or right hand at the top of the wheel and the other hand at the bottom of the wheel and rock from top to bottom if there is over 1 cm of play your wheel bearing needs to be replaced and if there is excesive play from left to right your rack ends need to be gresed if the have a grease nipple or replaced hope i was some help

HI, For replace the front wheel bearing. on a toyota corolla 03
You need a hydrualic bench.
Because they goin pressed.
I recomend go to a repair shop, is not easy.
It's take about 2 hour to do. with the right tools.