I just replaced the passenger side lower control arm bushings. I had them
pressed in by a shop but all other work was done by me. I did this same job
about 2.5 years ago with aftermarket bushings and I noticed they were failing
about 6 months ago - get OEM!! Anyway, I digress. Just after I got things back
together I drove about 10 miles into town to a shop to get my alternator fixed
(It's been an expensive summer with these and other repairs.). My steering
wheel was straight again and everything seemed fine. Then at about 6 miles I
heard this strange noise (kind of a clunking) as I let off the gas to stop. Then
when accelerating it went away.
As I continued on the noise got much worse (and louder) and I could feel it
in the steering wheel. It seemed to be coming from the driver's side (?) and it
was correlated to wheel speed. The further I went the harder I had to
accelerate to get it to go away. The same thing with braking - it stopped the
noise but the further I went it took harder braking to get it to go away. I
left my car at a shop and rode my bike home. Tomorrow I guess I'll be leaving
it somewhere else. (This should be something I could partially do on my own if
it's a bearing but a shop would be quicker but I need my car Now!)
Does this sound like a bearing? Can they go really bad that quick? If so,
I suspect that the realignment from the bushings may have played a role. Any
thoughts?

Oh, and I distinctly remember torquing the lug nuts and all tools are accounted
for.

Thanks,

John M.

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John M.