Honda Civic Rear Wheel Bearing

Jerr · 04-14-2009, 06:01 PM

2004 Honda Civic EX with 67,000 miles. It appears to me the noise from the rear of the vehicle is increasing; I've owned the car for over 2 years. The noise increases as the speed of the car increases up to 70mph. Does the Civic have a problem with rear wheel bearings starting to fail at this milage?

I do not carry heavy loads in the vehicle. Rarely do people sit in the rear seat

BattleCruiser · 04-15-2009, 07:11 PM

Hey Jerr, It's not that uncommon for civics to have rear bearing problems, ive replaced quite a few. Just be sure its a bearing noise and not a tire noise, unevenly worn or choppy tires can mimic bad bearings. If its a bearing it will be like a constant growl that gets more intense with speed. The rear bearings are a cake walk to change, take off the tire, take off the brake drum, and there will be 4 or 5 bolts to take out from behind the hub.

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Jerr Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Honda Civic Rear Wheel Bearing 2004 Honda Civic EX with 67,000 miles. It appears to me the noise from the rear of the vehicle is increasing; I've owned the car for over 2 years. The noise increases as the speed of the car increases up to 70mph. Does the Civic have a problem with rear wheel bearings starting to fail at this milage? I do not carry heavy loads in the vehicle. Rarely do people sit in the rear seat

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BattleCruiser Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 71 OS: Windows XP	Re: Honda Civic Rear Wheel Bearing Hey Jerr, It's not that uncommon for civics to have rear bearing problems, ive replaced quite a few. Just be sure its a bearing noise and not a tire noise, unevenly worn or choppy tires can mimic bad bearings. If its a bearing it will be like a constant growl that gets more intense with speed. The rear bearings are a cake walk to change, take off the tire, take off the brake drum, and there will be 4 or 5 bolts to take out from behind the hub. __________________ Main system: Dell Dimension E521, 4 gigs of ram, AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual core 5600+, Nvidia 7300LE 512mb, 250 gig HD. ASE Certified Honda Technician.