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Bad Rear Wheel Bearing?

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It sounds dicked up bad, but I have nothing to compare it to, as I have never done that on mine.

from an investigative maintenance standpoint, is the other wheel on the ground or in the air?
I would try and isolate one side from the other and compare. As well, disconnect the driveshaft to isolate just the rear end from the rest of the drivetrain.
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Sounds like normal differential spider gear sounds.
 

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Man, not good! Is there even oil in the diff?
 

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I second the thought is there any fluid in the rear end or not enough. Pulling the fill plug and having a look will put that though to rest or give you something to take to the dealer to record the problem and then do a pumpkin cover pull and inspection and a new fluid fill.
 


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I agree its time for new tires. I did verify the wheels are on the hub flush and verified the lugs are torqued to spec. Here's a video spinning the rear wheel. Is this normal?

What has been the conclusion to both noise? Is it the axle bearing? I have the same noise from both of your videos. I am trying to find out if it’s normal or not. I have 39K miles on my Tremor.
 

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Check your diffs! Looked at my lube level last year at 30k just as maintenance, 8 ozs low! No leaks, just never topped off.
 

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I had the exact same noise when spinning the tire on a 2021 Tremor at 70k kms (44k miles). I changed the rear diff fluid and the noise went away after 4-5days of driving (apx 150kms/100miles. I don’t think the fluid was low, but I didn’t measure it to confirm. Maybe it was just too dirty to properly lubricate the wheel bearings.
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