How to Tell if Your Car¡¯s Wheel Bearings Are Bad by Chase Bierenkoven
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/ueditor/php/upload/image/20220304/1646378389857537.png" title="1646378389857537.png" alt="7.png"/></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Bad wheel bearings can cost more than $300 to fix</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Wheel wobble, groaning noises, and loose steering can all mean a bad bearing</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Only DIY a <a href="http://www.unim-inc.com/products/Wheel-Hub-Bearing/6.html" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">wheel bearing</span></strong></a>replacement if you¡¯re an experienced home mechanic</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Why does your car sound like, and drive like, a horse-drawn carriage? General feelings of crappiness? It¡¯s probably a wheel bearing. And if it¡¯s one, that means the rest of these oh-so-important little components aren¡¯t far from joining their brethren in the great scrapyard in the sky. So, let¡¯s talk about what you can do to keep these parts running, how to know when they¡¯ve failed, and if you can just DIY the necessary repairs. It¡¯s wheel bearings 101.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br/></span></p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; margin-top: 0px; font-family: Muli, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: 26px; line-height: 1.1875em; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">What are the symptoms of a bad wheel bearing?</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">First, let¡¯s discuss what they do. In essence, they¡¯re the near-frictionless part of the wheel assembly that lets your car¡¯s wheels spin. They look and function a lot like the bearings on a skateboard. In more technical terms, they¡¯re located between the drive axle and your brake rotor. Packed tight and covered in oil, they allow your wheel to spin freely in addition to supporting much of your car¡¯s weight. You can find these wheel bearings at the center of your hub, basically right behind the logo on your wheel.</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br/></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Your car feeling like an 18th Century ox cart isn¡¯t the only way to know if you¡¯ve got bum bearings in your wheels. The best way to identify bum bearings is a low humming noise. That can be hard to pick out from things like tire noise, but it, combined with other symptoms, is a surefire way to diagnose this common problem. If it sounds like a small dog is growling at you through the dash, increasing with speed, you¡¯ve got a bad bearing. As things get worse, you¡¯ll also begin to notice wheel wobble, sometimes called ¡°death wobble¡±.</span></p>
04 Mar,2022
