# Growling 2000 Ford Focus

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/growling-2000-ford-focus/73810>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** focus, ford\
**Created:** [July 29, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/growling-2000-ford-focus/73810 "2012-07-29T03:43:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![marky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@marky](https://community.cartalk.com/u/marky)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 3:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/growling-2000-ford-focus/73810/1 "2012-07-29T03:43:07Z")

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as I’m driving my ford focus I hear a growling noise from the right front. It goes away while turning left.  
I jacked it up and feel no play in the wheel. I’m thinking it is either the wheel bearing or the drive axle.  
How could I tell which one?

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 4:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/growling-2000-ford-focus/73810/2 "2012-07-29T04:38:33Z")

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Sounds like a wheel bearing to me, shop verification is better than web speculation.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/growling-2000-ford-focus/73810/3 "2012-07-29T04:48:37Z")

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Place your hand on the strut spring and then slowly rotate the tire. Sometimes a rough bearing will transfer into the strut spring where it can be felt.

Tester