[FC] grinding noise

[Wild8bill at aol.com]

My wife's Greenbrier has a grinding noise that is correlated with the wheel 
 rotation. It's on the passenger side. I checked the U-joint and it was 
fine, and  drove it myself today, and the grinding noise can be felt as well as 
heard. It  seems to go away at higher speeds. I suspect the wheel bearing, 
as I noted it  had some play when I took the axle off to service the 
U-joint. I also am  noticing that the van is sitting a little lower on that side 
than the other, I  can barely fit my fingers between the tire and the fender. 
I visually inspected  suspension and it appears fine, and I couldn't see any 
place where there is  rubbing as the wheel rotates. It doesn't make the 
grinding unless there is a  load on the wheel, so rotating it while jacked up 
doesn't produce the  sound.
 
Wheel bearing?
 
-Bill
Richmond CA
 
 
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