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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 05:45 AM
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Car is 93 MT Civic Coupe EX with a D16Z6 and 138K

Low down: Last november I changed Bearings, driveshafts, tierod ends (I & O) and LBJ. (drive shafts only since the rubber had split) Since then I have a humming noise (similar to the sound of aircraft engines in a passenger jet when cruising). It starts occuring above 25 mph and increases/decreases with speed but its not engine noise as it overshadows the noise of the engine. When I push in the clutch and coast, the noise persists at whatever speed I am currently at and eventually stops when the car stops.
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 05:52 AM
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How old are your tires? What size tires are you running.
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 06:30 AM
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did u change bearings as in front wheel bearing?
had similar humming noise when speed increases in my bro in law celica
my problem was a bad front wheel bearing even though i checked for play and it didnt move

for your car i would try rotating tires first to see if the problem still occurs
if not its your tire

maybe need wheel balance
tire pressure not right
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 07:18 AM
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Maybe one of the wheel bearings was damaged during installation.

As mentioned, tires can also make a whining noise.
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 08:29 AM
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Tires were replaced before the noise started occuring. OEM sized tires according to tire rack. I had the wheel bearings replaced as well as the other items mentioned in the original post. How do I determine which wheelbearing (or if its the wheel bearing?)
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 02:43 PM
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if its a bearing thats going out on lets say driver side
youll def hear it on the driver side
u forgot to mention where the noise is coming from?

i just hope its not your tranny
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Old Sep 27, 2011 | 03:17 PM
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It appears to be coming from the front, I am unable to determine where its coming from while being inside the car, my attempts at using a digital recorder under the hood were futile as all I heard was the entire under the hood area
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Old Sep 28, 2011 | 06:13 AM
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SHaking the tires dont reveal anything either.
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Old Sep 28, 2011 | 08:31 AM
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what i usually do is jack it up on stands and run the engine on any gear except reverse and get under the car and someone speeds up to w/e mph the sound occurs and i would go under or try to locate the sound on the outside

i know it sounds scary but if u do it right its the only way unless you take it to shop and and put it on four post lifter

anyone got any good ideas better than me?
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Old Sep 28, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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Im wondering if the lack of weight on the suspension will cause the problem not to exist.
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