How To Check For Wheel Bearing Noise. The sound can be felt throughout the body of the vehicle in the steering wheel is incredibly loud the tone will change at speeds and the tone will also change when cornering. With the vehicle on jack stands and with blocks on the rear wheels to make it completely stable grab the 12 and 6 oclock positions and shake the tire to check for wheel bearing play.
If the wheel bearing and tires look good you may want to check the drivetrain. Nissan Maxima Bad Wheel Bearing Diagnosis. If the noise decreases when you move to the right then the damaged bearing might be on a left wheel.
How to Check a Wheel Bearing Sound play in the wheel ABS light Watch later.
Test Drive The best way to diagnose bearing noise in your Maxima is to take it for a drive. The reason for this is commonly due to a worn out wheel bearing inside the hub assembly. Shift back into Park for an automatic transmission or gear for a manual transmission before lowering the vehicle to the ground. If the noise gets worse then its likely one of the wheel bearings.
