Got a loud sound coming from left front wheel, have already replaced wheeel bearing, still doing the same thing. On a 2003 Oldsmoblie Alero.

this area is where the wheel bearing resides. Get both sides checked since they have the same amount of mileage.

2001 silverado
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96 foot lbs

Wheel bearings are sealed on this particular GM vehicle. First thing to try is to place the front tires on the back of the vehicle and see if the sound changes. If the sound still comes from the front, have the wheel bearing checked at your local service center. Expect to pay between $200-250 to replace. If you decide to do it yourself, you can find the part for $60 at places like RockAuto.com.

Wheel bearings will generally last around 200K miles before they begin to show signs of failure. If you hit a curb on that side recently, that could cause a premature failure.

There are a few components that will cause a clunk such as yours.
Sway links and bushings, ball joint, strut mount, tie rod ends and lower control arm bushings.
If you recently purchased the car and it was checked over by a mechanic the most commonly missed item would be the control arm bushings.
I would suggest you take it to a front end specialist and have it looked over soon.
Hope this helps you.

KL

These models are known for having faulty front hub/wheeel bearing after you get to higher milage.

You may have a cv joint about to fall out.To repair this ,the whole axle will have to be replaced.Axle is about 59.00 at NAPA auto parts.But do check the play in the wheeel,jack the car up one one side in the front and then the other.Check the wheel,by hand grab the wheel on top,and the bottom,and see if you can move the wheel in or out,up,or down.Then check the wheel by doing the same thing,side ways.Grab the wheel(tire) on each side,and move it in,and out up,and down,and move it like the wheel is turning,to the right,and to the left.Do this all with the steering wheel locked straight.If there is any movement,look at where the give is in the steering parts,and ball joints,and bearing.Do this while moving the wheels.Then do the other side the same way.I hope this was helpful,please let me know.

axle cvc joints or its your tiress,,,,most likely tires,,but if you jack front wheeels and have someone put in gear and listen as you turn wheels left to right,,if no noise,,,get some tires and an alignment

You must replace wheel bearings in pairs to avoid loading the old bearing and, in time ruining your new bearing hub it is possible that you have already damaged the new hub

That's indicative of a wheel bearing, which is why you were told to change that out. However, it's also possible that the carrier bearings in the differential (where the drive axles attach) have gone bad. That happened to me on my 300ZX several years ago, and I had to replace the diff bearings. I would have them checked out somewhere other than a dealer (you'll probably get a better price from an independent shop).

As a sidenote, to be sure it wasn't a wheel bearing, if you hear it quiet down in a turn one way but get louder in a turn the opposite way, it's likely the wheel bearing. If you turn left at speed and it gets louder, then it's the right bearing (since you're loading up that side of the car). If it gets quieter in a right turn, it's the right side (you're unloading that side of the car and not putting as much weight on it, so it doesn't drag as badly). See if you get that symptom just to be sure that the wrong side front wheel bearing wasn't changed.