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Re: Strut bearing keeps going bad ,WHAT IS CAUSING...
If you just replaced bearing & not plate & strut &/or spring these are what are causing it to wear out. Always replace bearing plates, struts & springs in pairs. Then right away get 4 wheel alignment.
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Wheel bearing will hum when making turns to check the strut bounce the corner of the vehicle where the strut is should only bounce on own 2-3 times if keeps bouncing after u stop pushing on car then it,s bad
Get a different shop to check all of the suspension components - if the struts both snapped, something is going on that's a much bigger concern than the wheel bearings. Look for bent control arms and other suspension components - check clearances and bushings everywhere in the rear, make sure nothing was installed backwards or forgotten. Struts don't just snap, and bearings should definitely not die every couple thousand miles. Also, have a dealer look at it, to make sure that things are installed properly. It won't be cheap there, but they might notice something that other shops routinely miss. I hate suggesting that ANYONE go to a dealership for service, but in this case, they're the most likely to notice something out of spec...
Most likely bad wheel bearings or struts (shocks). If you never replaced them, I would say the struts are bad causing the alignment problem ( toe or camber) to your wheels.
Sounds like a bad hub/bearing, could also be a front axle issue though.
I have never heard in my almost 15 years as a mechanic of struts causing one pad to wear uneven, this more sounds like an issue of one of two things, bad caliper, or when you had your brakes replaced whoever did the job did not replace that pad.
Had the noise ever gone away after replacing the wheel bearing? Is it possible it's not a bad wheel bearing, but a bad tire? Or maybe it's a different tires wheel bearing? While i don't have the specs infront of me the axle nut is usually over 150 ft lbs.
You could have a Serpentine belt going bad or the tension pulley has gone bad. The noise can also indicate a bad alternator bearing and your going to have to replace the alternator soon. The alternator will still keep working and producing 13 to 14.5 volts, but the bearing may be bad and will fail soon causing your alternator to total fail then. Good luck and hope it's a simple serpentine belt or tension pulley that needs to be replaced other then a alternator. If it's the Alternator that has gone bad, Auto Zone will have the replacement part and can give you the step by step instructions to getting the job done with common tools.
This could be alot of differant things and is hard to narrow down. First I would check the wheel bearings. If those arent bad then I would next check the struts, more so the strut bearings, wich tend to go bad before the struts.
if growl is faster or slower with speed & changes with speed & turns its a wheel bearing also frt struts may bee weak check other frt end tie rods balls joints c-arm bushing all known to go bad
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