Thread: Car makes humming noise when driving

chances are you killed the wheel bearing/hub assembly.

also make sure your lower control arm is not bent, and tie rod are still good. <<<this would be the first place to look if your steering wheel is no longer straight.

I'm supposed to go out of town after my shift at work today. Is it safe to drive for a day or two or is this the kind of thing that should be repaired ASAP?

If this was due to normal wear and tear, you might be able to get away with it for a while before any of those parts get bad enough that they'd completely break on you/leave your vehicle inoperable. However, since this happened due to impact, I would definitely get it looked at to see how bad the damage is before making a long trip or driving 65mph again. You do NOT want a tie rod letting loose on you at those speeds.

if you can hear it, it should be fixed. i just did one on my car yesterday, took a whole 45 minutes to do. nothing real hard about it, if you can change your brakes you can change a hub. i say that because the brakes need to come off, completely off.

Okay. Thanks for the help guys, I really appreciate it

heres the how to. if you plan on doing it your self. i got a timken for 119.00 at auto zone friday night. dont buy a cheap o hub, unless you like to do jobs twice.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/how-r...ubs-10985.html