Time for some repairs..

[petrified.rabbit]

if you have the old on out and shave it don so it is no longer press fit, (drops in,falls out) then you can use the old race to tap in the new bearing. I've done thing for toyota bearings, make them @ 1mm undersized, cut two tabs in the to ease pulling them back out, and then use them to hammer in the new bearings.. it works and its "free" tools, that you might reuse.

but i also have a press.

[brendan.melanson]

Alright, well there's a couple of guys in the automotive shop that are pretty good with this stuff. Whenever we changed my control arm bushing we pushed it out on our own, and pushed the new one almost in on our own but it just wouldn't go and we ran outta time so buddy left the car on the hoist then they just decided to use the press at a farmers house down the road. The bad thing was my ball joint got slaughtered during the process, so hopefully I don't go through anymore parts. I'll let you know how it goes.

However, I still have this winding electric sound coming somewhere in the engine. Any ideas?

[petrified.rabbit]

if it is a winding sound, its most likely belt driven, or the starter. unless its an automatic on acceleration, then it could be a few other things.

[brendan.melanson]

It's standard, and it gets louder on acceleration. I'm assuming seperntine belt pulley a little lose?

[petrified.rabbit]

based on all your threads, i am willing to beat the power steering pump might be going bad.

[brendan.melanson]

But why would this sound get louder on acceleration if it's the power steering pump? It doesn't do it when I go into neutral or slow down, or stop with the gas haha.

I know the fluids low, but it's still pumping it through. The steering only started acting up when it went really cold. It's at the min level even after filled up, maybe it just needs topped up?

[petrified.rabbit]

you said you have a noise in another thread that i thought sounded like belt driven accessory. that would be amplified at higher rpm. you said the power steering is frozen or something (i forget really), and not working properly. those two problems to me sound like if they are related its the pump.

[ontarian_frog]

Rabbit's right, I'd change the fluid in the pump asap before you damage the pump. It might already be too late.

[paulsaveo]

anything driven off the drive belt (alternator, power steering, a/c compressor, belt tensioner) all have pulleys that the belt rides on. when your at idle, the engine is turning at roughly 900 RPMs, they drive belt is moving, when you speed up, the RPMs go higher which in turn means your belt is moving faster which means the pulleys are rotating faster which will amplify the noise. one thing you can do, get a really long screwdriver, have someone rev the engine, put the metal end of the screwdriver right by each individual pulley (be careful not to get the belt, while the screwdriver is touching right beside each pulley put your ear to the other end of the screwdriver and you should be able to tell which pulley is producing the most nois. but with it being said your powersteering is acting up, I would be inclined to agree with a few others on hear that your issue would be the power steering pump. power steering can have a few issues, an internal issue you would have a growling when turning the wheel, a pump issue you hear a change in noise as engine RPM changes. a leak you should beable to see visually along with hearing a growling when fluid gets to low

[brendan.melanson]

Yup, it's a growling when turning the wheel but it's been doing it for a bit and mostly during cold weather. Is there a way of fixing it without replacing the pump?

Secondly, fixed the wheel bearing. Now there's a new sound coming form that area, could it be a axle or CV Joint? They look to be fine but what's some warning signs? Should I take it off the road? How much are each? - It's driving completely fine other then the fact it now needs an alignment.