Hi I’m new here. So I have a Nissan Altima 99 (200,000 miles) that makes this bad grinding noise on the drivers side. I keep seeing online that the problem might be bad rotors or something about the wheel bearings (I’m not sure) but at the moment the rotors and brake pads are brand new. Anyone out there think that they can help me out. I have a link to the video I recorded of the sound, just copy and paste it.
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Thanks for your time

Wheel bearing.

Before you replace it, however, make sure it's not a tire rubbing on a loose piece of fender liner (don't laugh, I've seen people lose their minds over what they thought was a mechanical failure, and it's simply one of those plastic rivets has fallen out and the tire hits the plastic. )

AZhitman wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 23, 2018 11:12 pm

Wheel bearing.

Before you replace it, however, make sure it's not a tire rubbing on a loose piece of fender liner (don't laugh, I've seen people lose their minds over what they thought was a mechanical failure, and it's simply one of those plastic rivets has fallen out and the tire hits the plastic. )

Hey Thanks. I check it out, but do you know if it’s true that I can check if it is the wheel bearing by jacking up the car, putting it in neutral, and spinning the wheel to see if it’s moving freely. Or do I need to put it in drive (I’m still pretty new at this).

BOTH wheels have to be in the air to spin check in neutral. You can do the pull on wheel at 3 and 9 o'clock to try to find any wheel loose which says ball bearing with only one wheel up in the air. There should be no/little looseness tugging on tire like that.

No need to start your car - in fact, NEVER do that while it's on jackstands.

AMC nailed the procedure. Grab the tire at 3 and 9 (as well as at 6 and 12) and shake it to see if it moves. It shouldn't.

AZhitman wrote: ↑

Thu Dec 27, 2018 9:22 pm

No need to start your car - in fact, NEVER do that while it's on jackstands.

AMC nailed the procedure. Grab the tire at 3 and 9 (as well as at 6 and 12) and shake it to see if it moves. It shouldn't.

Hey, so I made sure to grab the tire at 3 and 9 and at 6 and 12 and shook it as hard as I could, and to my personal opinion it barley shook. I even tried turning the tire, made it spin etc. and nothing. Whenever the car is jacked up, not a single noise is made. Only when the car is on the ground (with the weight of the top part of the car is all on it) it 100% makes the noise.

In that case, I'd look at CV axles.

The good news is, they can be a DIY job, and they're not expensive at all. At 200k miles, they're probably WAY past-due.

Here ya go: https://www.amazon.com/Joint-Nissan-Alt ... 9342134222

AZhitman wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:53 pm

In that case, I'd look at CV axles.

The good news is, they can be a DIY job, and they're not expensive at all. At 200k miles, they're probably WAY past-due.

Here ya go: https://www.amazon.com/Joint-Nissan-Alt ... 9342134222

Let me just say thanks for all the help you’ve been giving me.Hey so I took my car to a mechanic to take a look at it. They recommended that the right side cv axle should be changed. Thing is, I’m almost positive that when I checked both cv axle sides (driver and passenger) that they both seemed fine (boots weren’t that damaged or any cuts were made). Is it possible that it is the right side? I know that the noise happens when I really turn right instead of left, however I’m almost positive that the sound is coming from my left side tire when turning right. I’ve seen online where people say that it’s usually the opposite that happens for their cv axles( if noise comes from turning right, then it’s automatically the left side) or its the exact same areas (if noise comes from turning right, then it’s automatically the right side). I’m honestly just more confuse now more than anything. I’m really not knowledgeable enough to change the axles by myself (even though yes I have the internet). I’ve got enough money to get a solid mechanic to fix it, I just hope that I only need to spend it on the right problem and not have to go back again after realizing that nothing has changed. Anyway, thank you for really giving me some of these tips.