Thread: Grinding noise when driving around

I replaced my friends front pads on her 2001 SE and i drove it around for 10 miles, then to her house about 20 miles away with no problems. She drove it for a day then told me there was a grinding noise when she drove, the loudest at a crawl. I thought it coulda been the pad grinding on the old rotor, i had that problem with my 98 GTP, but when i jacked it up and spun the front passenger side wheel at the speed it was makin the noise and there was no grinding noise. i noticed the the front driver side wheel would wiggle in and out towards the engine when the lug nut were on tight. I was told it could be the wheel bearings, help would be much appreciated.

They don't have bearings per se - they have integratd hubs. They are replaced as a whole assembly. If she curb checked the car she may have cracked it.

Unfortunately, it's a pricey repair.

If you can wiggle the wheel when it's jacked up, then you may also have loose or broken suspension components (tie rod ends, ball joints etc).