Atypical wheel bearing symptoms

I've had a growl up front for a few months now and getting worse lately. It is constant when going straight and goes away when I turn right. Based on what I've read this would indicate that the passenger side is the bad one but when I changed it out the sound didn't go away. I am certain the sound is coming from the divers side but it defies what is typical. No wiggle in the wheel but with a stethoscope I can hear more noise on the drivers side than I do on the right.

Anyone have this issue?

 

Give Bamatoy a ding and buy a new d/s bearing.

 

With double-row bearings like the Tacoma uses on the front, it depends on whether the inboard or outboard races and rollers are pitted for the noise to diminish in a left or right turn.

 

I changed out the wrong bearing in my ranger cuz i followed what is supposed to be the normal symptoms too. changed out the other side and that was def the problem.

Additionally, i helped another member on here a couple weeks ago with the exact same problem- he changed out the wrong side, and after changing the OTHER side it was fixed.

 

Yup sounds like a bearing & if it makes you feel better......once 1 goes bad, the other side won't be far behind it.

 

Hey OP, sorry to revive a long gone thread, but I've been having this exact same issue with a supposedly quiet set of Michelin AT2's. It's independent of which wheel is mounted, and 2 alignments did not change the 'growl'. Did you ever replace the driver side bearing and did that fix the problem?