Just got a call from my 16 year old son who told me that he is hearing a squeal coming from the front passenger side wheel/axle on his 1996 Saturn SL1 sedan. The vehicle has 114K (mostly highway) miles and he is the second owner (bought from a friend who did all regular maintenance).
I asked if the sound was related to applying the brakes and the answer was "no". This coupled with the fact that I had looked at the brake pads when we recently rotated the tires, makes me suspect that the problem is not with the brakes (a sticking caliper would stop squealing when the brake was applied).
Since this is a standard front wheel drive w/transaxle, there are no wheel bearings that can be easily replaced, correct? I suspect that other owners with higher mileage vehicles might have seen this before and could point me to a possible root cause and give me some idea of the corrective action required.
Thanks in advance for all replies.
Bob