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i have the same issue in my 92 tempo, 12 and 6 along with 9 and 3, theres play. the ball joints and tie rods look fine. ive been told it was the bearing, i havent attampted to change it yet.
You need to have someone move the wheel for you while you looks under it and see whats moving.
If the end of the cv axle is moving then you most likely have a bad wheel bearing.
Wheel bearings can fail in more then one way, I’ve seen some that sound like they are going to fly apart and they have no play in them and
others have had play in them and not much noise.You can also put the car on a jack with just enough room to get a good size prybar under the tire and work the wheel up and down. If you see any play in the ball joint, it’s bad. Wheel bearings mostly have to make noise or completely fail like Trcustoms mentioned in my experience. Usually, you get plenty of warning though via noise. Here’s a vid on finding noises and checking suspension parts in general.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scFbb43fwqk
A good visual inspection is your best friend however. I would pull the wheels and inspect the brakes as well. Turn the rotors and make sure you don’t have a backing plate rubbing, or maybe just a rock caught up in there, etc.
Good luck.
Ok I’ve jacked the front of the car up and moved the wheel while looking under the car and it seems to be the axle that is moving where it goes through the knuckle. Am I correct that this would be a bad wheel bearing?
Thanks for everyone’s help so far. This is a great forum for guys like me that are interested in fixing their own cars.
Based on your description I would be checking the wheel bearings for starters but in the video that Beefy posted it shows the steps I take when looking for suspension noises. Here is how I check for wheel bearing problems.
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