Hi, There is so much good info being passed around this news group, I figure it's time to ask how the pros determine this issue. I have a 1992 Civic EX with 152k miles. There appears to be a slight growling (along with a steering wheel shimmy) from the drive train that develops only when the car is driven at about 80 mph with several braking applications (say less than 5 minutes). I suspect that it may be one of the following; CV joint, wheel bearing or brake cylinder freezing up. I have also noticed that the right front wheel is difficult to remove after the lug nuts have been removed apparently do to excessive heat build-up. I am leaning towards a frozen break cylinder because I had replaced the brake rotors not long ago and now that the caliper cylinder is pushed back further into the caliper it may be binding since I'm not really religious about bleeding the calipers between brake jobs. Also I think I can rule out the CV joint because the boots are cracking but not torn. Would a wheel bearing cause this much heat to lock the rim to the hub? So I guess my question is. How would the pros diagnose this issue? Mike H Dover, NH
