Loud Humming coming from passenger side!, E-153 tranny- Carrier bearing? Options

[eggman40]

When im driving, i hear a loud humming sound coming from the engine bay. I could feel the vibration inside the car as the humming gets louder. It gets louder the faster i drive, so... My guess at first was the wheel bearing, but i lifted the car and wiggled the whee back and forth at 12 and 6 o clock, and there was no play. Sooo my next guess is the Carrier Bearing on the passenger side inner-axel? if a bearing is worn, would it make that humming noise? If it is, is it hard to replace? A little help would be nice, cause the sound is driving me nuts. Thanks guys!

[eggman40]

[quote name='malecrod' date='May 6, 2007 - 4:41 PM' post='554777'] [quote name='eggman40' post='551369' date='Apr 27, 2007 - 2:40 AM']
[quote name='alltracman78' post='551202' date='Apr 26, 2007 - 5:10 PM']
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Whats the update on this problem? Did you get it fixed? [/quote]



Not yet, im gonna lift the car up tommorow and replace the axle, i noticed that CV boot on the inside has a slight rip and lost all the grease. Im hoping that's the problem and not the wheel bearing, so its not as expensive.



Thanks for the info buffedan, that makes a lot of sense.



ill update tommorow when i replace the axle, hopefully it cures the problem. Thanks again