Transmission or hub?

[erice]

I think I have the same problem, My cousin in-law used my car for a few days, now I have that Howling that starts over 30 mph and just gets louder the faster I get. I changed Driver side axle a little over a year ago because I heard the clicking when I turned but maybe I needed to change the passenger side.

[BillBoost37]

The way you describe it..I'd wonder if it's not a hub going bad.

[erice]

So maybe I don't need to change the whole axle just the Hub, Is there a way to test that. Other than driving on it and listening

[darkhorizon]

Im in the same boat as you.. Its probably just a hub.

[Zef_66]

Sometimes when the howling starts and the hub is bad, it will get quieter when you turn the steering wheel around a corner.

The best way to tell is get the car in the air and check it out for yourself.

[erice]

It was the hub on the passenger side and you were right, when I was on the highway and it went right the hub did get quieter but not when it went left. If that means anything.

[foytz14]

I work for sears automotive. Get the front end in the air and put your hands at 12 and 6'oclock and push alternately and if there is even a little play then the bearing in the hub is going bad or already is bad. Thus making for a new hub assembly requirement

[TheManInBlack]

Take the hub off and spin it. Bad hubs you can usually spin them and hear slight humming and they spin very freely.