Hum/Roar... Wheel Bearing?

[Sandstone VR-4]

Hi all,

Looking for a little guidance, here...

Over the past couple of months, started getting the roar/hum that's typical of a bad wheel bearing. I road test diagnosed the problem using acceleration, deceleration runs and pulling the wheel to the left and right. I deduced that the problem was coming from the front passenger side.

So here I am tonight. I just replaced the hub assembly, which wasn't a terrible job (thank goodness for 2WD!), however I'm a little stumped by my new road test results.

Noise is better, but not gone. Still have a hum/roar emanating from what I believe is the front passenger side. A lot of the vibration I was feeling through the pedal is gone, but there is still some coming through.

What on earth could it be? I was 99% sure before I started this job that I'd be hearing nothing but silence and collecting kudos from my wife when finished. Any ideas of what else it could be?

Thanks!

 

[tower]

Replace drivers side wheel bearing.

 

[Sandstone VR-4]

Replace drivers side wheel bearing.

Hey tower,

Thanks for the response!

The sound/vibration completely disappears when I turn the wheel to the right while driving, which places the load on the driver's side. I was under the assumption that this would indicate driver's side bearings are ok?

 

[tower]

You would think but if you do a search you will find this not always to be the case with the explorer.