when i pull the wheel off my car and try to spin the hub its really hard to spin. is this normal? i thought it was supposed to spin pretty easily. its on a 1994 del sol s

 

front or rear? is the car auto or manual? you have to give some more information!

 

my bad... it is both front hubs. on a 1994 manual del sol. i just replaced the axles so there ruled out. could it be a wheel bearing? i dont here any scratchy noises or anything usually heard with a bad wheel bearing

 

how does it spin when you put the tire back on it?

 

you realize that brake pads are touching the brake disc surface most of the time right?
put the wheel back on and spin it.

you will hear numming noise when driving or crackling/ louder humming when turning if your bearing goes dry or damaged.

i had mine go out and it was very niticeable.

 

listen to the sound in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWBxXYpProg