My 2007 Honda crv AWD was making a gentle roaring sound for a while now. This past week it got quite a bit louder and it sounded like it was coming from the right rear. I checked with wheels off the ground at all 4 corners and found no movement, at 12 and 6 o clock. so I ordered the Timken unit from Rock Auto and installed it on Saturday. Installed pretty easily buttoned her up took her on the test ride…no difference at all. Still noisy from 40mph and up. I did notice however that when I take a nice left hand curve the noise dissipates for a second or two, but when I make the long exit ramps (right hand jug handles, which I admit going too fast around)on my way to work each morning the noise as far as I can tell is still there. I’m wondering if I should swap the bearing that I took out of the right rear into the left side rear to see if that fixes anything. I’m also planning on changing the diff fluid this afternoon to see if that helps. Sound like a plan? Anyone have any experience with this?
Wheel Bearing 2007 CRV
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Nick1994
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I’ve had tires make some wild noises before. Maybe rotate them in an x pattern.
I think you replaced the wrong side... or maybe both sides were bad.
Generally, when you are turning left, you are unweighting the left side and if the bad bearing is on the left side, the noise will go away.
One thing that worked for me is feeling the spring for vibrations while spinning the wheel.
In the past, I once swapped the old bearings in order to figure out which side was bad. I might not have the patience for bearing swapping anymore and would probably just replace the other one too.
Generally, when you are turning left, you are unweighting the left side and if the bad bearing is on the left side, the noise will go away.
One thing that worked for me is feeling the spring for vibrations while spinning the wheel.
In the past, I once swapped the old bearings in order to figure out which side was bad. I might not have the patience for bearing swapping anymore and would probably just replace the other one too.
I've replaced hubs for tire noise before myself.. I'd rotate tires and see if the noise moves.
Yeah I forgot to mention I did in fact rotate them in the x pattern prior to all this malarkey. I will probably purchase another bearing and replace the left side as well. I just tried to do the differential fluid. I did this service a few years ago and it went well, but I now buggered up the fill plug pretty good trying to hurry before the wife and kids got home so I walked away from it…for now
If you do it again I'd avoid Timken.
I'd hope to maybe see a temp difference. But now that you have a new one on right rear I don't know if a new bearing runs hotter until it "runs in". Maybe not. I would have preferred to compare temps of the original rear bearings.
I'd hope to maybe see a temp difference. But now that you have a new one on right rear I don't know if a new bearing runs hotter until it "runs in". Maybe not. I would have preferred to compare temps of the original rear bearings.
Which brands do you recommend? I felt all four wheel centers and none of them seemed hot I have an infrared gun but can’t really focus it on the wheel bearing area. I’m hoping to order one and get it installed soon. I’ll also have to figure out how to get the buggered up fill plug out of the differential. I definitely changed the fluid twice before but I’ll have to look back at the mileage on the current fill.
Follow up: I ordered a BCA bearing and new axle nut from Rock Auto this week and installed yesterday after work. The old bearing wasn’t sloppy and didn’t groan when turning but you could hear and feel a slight click when you changed directions while spinning. I was doubtful that that little click would make such a racket while driving, but lo and behold it sounds like a new car now. A new car with 205k on it but still pretty good. Thanks everyone for the help and recommendations.
Movement aside, did you just spin it (by hand) with the tire off trying to feel/hear any roughness?
