# 1998 Honda Civic - noise coming from front end

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-noise-coming-from-front-end/58775>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** civic, honda\
**Created:** [December 16, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-noise-coming-from-front-end/58775 "2010-12-16T01:12:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ericraz65](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@ericraz65](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ericraz65)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-noise-coming-from-front-end/58775/1 "2010-12-16T01:12:42Z")

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I just bought a 1998 Honda Civic. I had a mechanic check it out, and he gave it the thumbs up on the initial inspection. He didn’t test drive it (I had a couple days before). I’ve been driving it for two days now, and noticed a high pitched ‘abrading’ noise coming from the front end when I drove at high speeds (60-70 mph). It doesn’t sound like the engine, so I’m wondering if it’s the wheel bearings?

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**Author:** ![Xebadaih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@Xebadaih](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Xebadaih)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1998-honda-civic-noise-coming-from-front-end/58775/2 "2010-12-16T04:07:45Z")

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It could very likely be a wheel bearing. Keep in mind that a bad wheel bearing doesn’t always have any looseness or play in it, so putting it on a lift and shaking the wheel won’t cut it.