grinding sound from front tire

Probably a bad hub bearing.

Make sure the backing plat isn't making contact.

no the backing plate (which i assume hangs down behind the tire?) is not making contact. So a bad hub bearing? Is that repairable, or does it need replacement? Any idea of the cost for something like that?

No, the backing plate doesn't hang down. It's a metal shield behind the rotor and yes, a bad bearing would have to be replaced.

ok, thank you so much!

We also had this problem with my 2002 Suburban, it turned out to be my rotors, we replaced both sides.

wow, really? i found it so odd that i only heard the sound when i turned the wheel towards the right - nothing when it was turned towards the left. I will mention the rotors as well. thank you for the info.

Sorry I stand corrected here,"it was" the wheel bearings. We have replaced the rotors as well. sorry for the misguidance.

oh, ok - wheel bearings. thanks for the correction - hate even walking into a repair shop w/ no idea at all what is wrong - appreciate your input.

Again I apologize for the boo boo, If you jack your vehicle up and use a crowbar under the tire to see if there is movement, IF there is it's the wheel bearing. That's how we tested ours. Hope this helps.

Original poster. Please be aware that these recent responses are not from me. I advise you to ignore them.

Sorry... wrenchtech