I have a 2000 Buick Regal with 70,000 miles. We got new tires for the front
and rotated front tires to rear and after that the car started making a loud
roaring sound and seems to come from the rear end. I took it to mechanic and
he said it might be a wheel bearing which he replaced on the front. This
didn't help any. I've noticed the back tires are worn on the inside and
wondered if that may be the problem or if its the rear end going out. Any
suggestions??

Well why don't you swap the tires back to front and see if the sound stays
in the back. If it does, then it's not the tires.


"Nick40" <u34298@uwe> wrote

We bought new rear tires today and still hear the noise. We took the car
into Midas Muffler and they think its a rear wheel bearing but even they
aren't sure. They told us to drive it for a while and see if the noise might
get worse then they could better diagnose the problem. Just hope we are
doing more damage to the car.

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Refresh my memory. You didn't have a problem, you moved tires around and
then you had a "sound" problem?


"Nick40 via CarKB.com" <u34298@uwe> wrote

Thats right. Sounds crazy but now we have new tires on the whole car and we
have had 1 front wheel bearing replaced. Still have the roar. Midas told
us to keep driving it until it got worse then maybe they could find out
exactly where the roar was coming from. Doesn't make much sense I just hope
driving the car doesn't do more damage. The roar is very loud the faster you
go.

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Well I'd be looking at exactly what occurred when the first set of tires
were changed.

One other thing, is it possible that you just did not hear/notice the
problem until after the tires were changed?



"Nick40 via CarKB.com" <u34298@uwe> wrote

"Nick40" <u34298@uwe> wrote

Nick
If I heard a noise coming from the rear of my vehicle I would jack up and
block the car and the turn each tire and try to wiggle each one listening
for noises or unusual movement.
Steve

Hi Steve, I took the car to Midas and they put in on the rack and turned the
rear wheels. You couldn't really hear the roar because you can't turn the
wheels fast enough. Midas thinks its a wheel bearing and we will just wait
until it gets worse then have them change it. Thats their suggestions.
Thanks for your help.

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Hi Steve, I took the car to Midas and they put in on the rack and turned the
rear wheels. You couldn't really hear the roar because you can't turn the
wheels fast enough. Midas thinks its a wheel bearing and we will just wait
until it gets worse then have them change it. Thats their suggestions.
Thanks for your help.

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