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Old 07-21-2010, 12:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Kestas View Post
A spalled bearing can easily make noise long before it develops play.

It can be a real crap-shoot diagnosing wheel bearing noises for many of the reasons cited above. I was fooled once by rusty brakes.
I hear a soft scraping-like sound, like plastic or paper on metal, loudest from the front passenger window, which raises some concern. However, my brake wear light has also recently begin flickering, which may be connected to that.
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