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I've got a 1998 Accord Coupe with 180,000 miles. Yesterday, the car started
making a loud droning noise which seems to be coming from the back wheels.
My first thought was I was driving on a low air pressure tire, but tire
pressure is fine. It's a loud drone that gets louder the faster I go. Like
the noise snow tires used to make when they were on a car or, sometimes the
noise you get when driving on certain grooved pavements.
Could it be a wheel bearing or something like that? Tires are rotated every
7k and they were done 3k ago.

Any thoughts?

"JJ" <ok@Ono.com> wrote in message
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> I've got a 1998 Accord Coupe with 180,000 miles. Yesterday, the car
> started making a loud droning noise which seems to be coming from the back
> wheels. My first thought was I was driving on a low air pressure tire, but
> tire pressure is fine. It's a loud drone that gets louder the faster I
> go. Like the noise snow tires used to make when they were on a car or,
> sometimes the noise you get when driving on certain grooved pavements.
> Could it be a wheel bearing or something like that? Tires are rotated
> every 7k and they were done 3k ago.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
Sure sounds like a wheel bearing!

Mike

If it is a wheel bearing, guesstimate on cost at the shop?
"Michael Pardee" <michaeltnull@cybertrails.com> wrote in message
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> "JJ" <ok@Ono.com> wrote in message
> news:4Pa7g.1059$zR3.621@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com ...
>> I've got a 1998 Accord Coupe with 180,000 miles. Yesterday, the car
>> started making a loud droning noise which seems to be coming from the
>> back wheels. My first thought was I was driving on a low air pressure
>> tire, but tire pressure is fine. It's a loud drone that gets louder the
>> faster I go. Like the noise snow tires used to make when they were on a
>> car or, sometimes the noise you get when driving on certain grooved
>> pavements.
>> Could it be a wheel bearing or something like that? Tires are rotated
>> every 7k and they were done 3k ago.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>>
> Sure sounds like a wheel bearing!
>
> Mike
>

JJ wrote:
> I've got a 1998 Accord Coupe with 180,000 miles. Yesterday, the car started
> making a loud droning noise which seems to be coming from the back wheels.
> My first thought was I was driving on a low air pressure tire, but tire
> pressure is fine. It's a loud drone that gets louder the faster I go. Like
> the noise snow tires used to make when they were on a car or, sometimes the
> noise you get when driving on certain grooved pavements.
> Could it be a wheel bearing or something like that? Tires are rotated every
> 7k and they were done 3k ago.
>
> Any thoughts?

Check for a large-ish rock or rocks stuck in the tread?


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