Taylor Smith
Wheel bearings keeps the wheels on the automobile. One common problem faced with any vehicle is a bad wheel bearing. Diagnosing the signs is very important.
The main symptom of bad wheel hub bearing is noises. Common noises are squeaks, chirps, squeals, grinding, growling, moans, whining, etc. These noises are coming from the suspension when the vehicle is being driven. Noise can vary when you turn, depending on the side the worn bearing is on.
Luckily, the symptoms of a wheel bearing problem are fairly obvious. The wheel bearings in your vehicle are crucial for smooth tire and wheel rotation. Problem wheel bearings can cause loss of steering control or even wheel separation.
You can check your car's wheel bearings to see if they need to be repacked. Wheel bearings usually come in pairs of inner and outer bearings. They allow your wheels to turn freely over thousands of miles by cushioning the contact between the wheel and the spindle it sits on with frictionless bearings and lots of nice, gooey grease.
Unless your car has been maintained or was parked for many years, there is a good chance the wheel bearings in the axles may be going bad or are. What happens is, inside a wheel bearing there are several small "balls" that turn the bearing to...
I am an automobile engineer and self employed and at present doing research on different car technologies and I am very fond of cars.
