2005 Pontiac Grand Am DRIVE AXLE BEARINGS

2005 PONTIAC GRAND AM
120,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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LITLMEAL2
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I have a 2005 Pontiac Grand Am SE with a V6 and 120,000 miles. I recently replaced the right side cv shaft as it was clicking and found to be bad, and a bad vibration in the front end, while replacing the CV shaft i found the bearing i the tranny that the CV shaft slides in was really loose.About 30,000 miles ago i had this same problem with a bad bearing in the transmission and bad CV shaft and bad vibration while driving so they replaced the tranny. Last time it was covered under a extended warranty but now its not so i was wondering if there is a reason why this is happening again or if there is a cheaper way to repair this problem of the bearing with out having to replace the tranny again. I have also had a alignment done recently and new tires put on to try to solve the issue.Thanks
Apr 1, 2010 at 8:08 PM
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MMPRINCE4000
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It is more likely the outer hub assy. is bad rather than the inner trans. bearings.
Apr 3, 2010 at 8:40 AM
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