howling/humming from the front end?

[350F]

99% chance its the wheel bearing right? As I increase speed it gets louder(almost sounds like the radiator fan). I just replaced the drivers side one 20k miles ago, and it sounds like its coming more from that side than the passenger side. :roll2:
Last time though it was making a grinding noise and made my whole car shake. :???:

[bigstribs]

I know right know mine is going out. It has thrown on hte dummy light but i know it has been going out. No shaking though. So more than likely yeah its the wheel bearing.

[sunrunner_pei]

Does it get worse when turning in one direction or the other?

[tenspeed]

One of the tests for a bad wheel bearing is to see if the noise changes when turing. It doesn't have to be a large turn. A slight swerve within your lane should do it. Just keep the speed low (30 -40 mph) and no other cars around so a good citizen doesn't report you as a drunk driver.

When turning, the outside wheel gets more weight on it and if it has a bad bearing, it will make more noise.

[350F]

We got 8" of snow today so I really didn't go over 20mph...but I'll check tomorrow when the roads are clear...thanks!