I just wanted to make sure my question was clear.

I understand there are two bearings on the pass side driveshaft, one called the 'carrier' bearing that holds the straight shaft steady, and a separate bearing pack on the same side of the carrier bearing as the wheel which seems to be there to provide support for the CVs.

I'm worried these might be failing on my car, but I'm still trying to determine if it's one of these two bearing locations making all this noise, or if it's the bevel gear moaning and whining at me.

The noise has become considerably louder in the last few days, and it's actual got a lot of volume now.

I would love to hear from anyone who's had experience with either the bearings on the driveshaft failing or the infamous bevel gear failure (for which despite its infamy, I have been unable to track down any specifics of what symptoms indicate failure).

I would also love to hear from anyone with ideas about what either of these might sound/feel like, and esp how one could tell the difference. They're in close proximity and without experience of what this might sound like I'm finding it very difficult to determine if one or the other is causing all the noise.

Any advice, recommendations, and ideas are welcomed - I'm pretty much at the end of my rope.

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1998 V70 AWD Turbo 190k+