Serowbot wrote on 08/22/11 at 14:25:45:Front brake pads make a scrape/whir noise... they are always in light contact with the rotor... This is normal...
raise the front end and give it a spin. like Versy says...
... but you might want to pull the caliper first... (just two bolts)...
Then listen for noise...
Bearings are $5 or $10 bucks... pay more, and get Japanese or German ones, not from China, India, Malaysia, etc... they're worth the extra...
I don't know about motorcycle wheel bearings, but they are probably are just a bearing of specified size,....anyway, in other bearing from auto supplies, china ..indones bearings are very common anymore, many times all that is available, and are concidered to be of good quality.
I know that last week I bought a tapered roller brg for my ATV trailer.
Napa had SKF, but didn't have the outside race in stock....total price $16. I'd been down this china usa road before, and was glad they didn't have it,.....knowing it would be very pricey
I then went to carquest, they had china only, and a matched set in stock for $6.95
He told me he didn't know any auto supply carried usa brgs anymore.
Anyway, unlike yrs ago, I don't know that US brgs are better now. I do know that if any of them runs dry, or sets a month or 3 w/ water in them, all are toast.