[T3] Squawking Rear Bearing...

[J. Jonik]

The mystery squawk noise from right rear wheel area has been silenced.
It wasn't either CV joint or brake or brake drum screw ups.   It was the bearing inner race.
Bearings themselves look ok...without microscope examination...but there was a small flaw, like an eroded irregular crack less than a quarter inch long just short of the edge....outside surface of course.


It doesn't look like wear...wasn't rust...but it was enough to be felt with finger nail.  So, I replaced it...and the bearing (just to be cautious) and it's all fine.  It was amazing how loud the noise was from that little flaw.   


One lesson here is...you won't necessarily hear or feel a bad bearing just by spinning the tire around when car's jacked up.
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