I have a possible failing wheel hub, hum on the highway that fades if I apply a tiny bit of left steering and very tiny bit, Hum get's worse if I steer right.

I have read up on how to check - 9 and 3 movement, easy spin when jacked up any other tips to determine which hub may be failing ?

 

From my experience on other vehicles it can be very difficult to determine which side. And with just a slight hum, I don’t think you’ll be able to feel or hear anything while working on it to determine which one. I think if it was me, I’d plan to replace both, as the other side probably has a similar amount of wear. I don’t recommend letting it go for a long time, but I think a wheel bearing just starting to make a noise will go a long time. A friend of mine who’s a heavy duty mechanic will let his go a long time before he feels he needs to do anything about it.

 

@Harvlr Yea I am with you about replacing them - it is going into hurt as I have to pay to get them done.

 

If you have any mechanical ability at all, replacing a hub is about as simple a job as you can get on a Disco. Even if you have to pay for it, it's not a long process so it may not cost as much as you are anticipating.

 

Louder noise Steering right, bad left hub.

 

Well parts are decent price out of the UK 350.00 CDN for a pair of Allmakes to my door.

 

@mollusc I cannot do it where I currently live so I have to pay, about 1000 CDN to do both sides plus the 350 for the hubs, labor up here is pretty crazy

 

New hubs are US$80-125 apiece or a pair for $150-175, and this is a job that could easily be done in a corner of a carpark in two hours at the most. Those labour costs seem exorbitant.

 

I am wondering if anyone has called to get a quote for an older no-name brand .. .for the same repair .. if it would be the same price. I know the answer. But am wondering if anyone has tried this.

Sort of like my wife brought the 2004 Chevy here last week for the same job... why the higher price. I am wondering if anyone here has had that conversation.

 

But mollusc, doesn't the job require a big-a$$ breaker bar to remove the stake nut, and a big-a$$ torque wrench to tighten the stake nut? Or do I not understand the procedure to change a hub?