1998 Ford Contour 98 contour front end noise

1998 FORD CONTOUR
158,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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ACHYNUT
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when driving the car has a sound like a bad wheel bearing, they were checked and i was told they were fine. any thoughts on what it could be? the noise seems to go away when i turn to the right, and isn't too bad when travelling at higher speeds
Aug 3, 2008 at 3:42 PM
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BMRFIXIT
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it is the bearing
get another opinion
Aug 5, 2008 at 2:07 PM
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WELTY83
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my car does the same exact thing, and two days ago, it made a real loud pop and quit moving but the speedo still works, and the cv joints dont move like one i sbroke, so i hope the same doesnt happen to you somebody told me it could have been the inner cv joint
Jul 13, 2009 at 7:59 AM
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