I recently had a repair done to my vehicle, and on the bill,they noted wheel bearings make noise. I went back in to ask the mechanic, and he stated to me that if I drive down the road I hear a roaring noise, and those are my wheel bearings. I asked him if this is something I should get taken care of right away, and he stated, no, not until it is very loud, so loud that you cannot drown the noise out with the car radio. Is this an accurate answer, or should I take care of this sooner rather than later. Can anyone give me a ballpark figure of what it would cost to have my front wheel bearings replaced? Thank you.
That 'mechanic' is an idiot. At the first sign of noise any wheel bearing should be replaced. Seviceable wheel bearing do not make noise and if one fails it could lead to a serious accident. At the very least it could ruin the wheel hub.
You need to find another mechanic or take it to a REAL mechanic. You absolutely should have the wheel bearings replaced before your repair bill gets higher as they fail. If you plan to keep the car, have them replaced on both front wheels. If you only plan to have the car for less than a year, just do the one that's failing. Depending upon the car, it can range from rather inexpensive to ridiculously expensive. Replacing wheel bearings is a normal maintenance item and to be expected as the miles add up.
If okorder . I'm sorry you encountered such a lame mechanic as wheel bearing noise is a great indicator the right, left or both should be throughly inspected and serviced. Im sure you don't want the dirty son of a gun to seize of fall off the car while you're driving.
As previously mentioned, have a competant mechanic check things out and replace the bad one, if it really is bad. I had a Ford Tempo that went 165,000 miles on the orginal bearings and they were still in good shape when I junked the car. I also put 267,000 miles on a Caravan and again, I never touched the front bearings. Right now my Topaz has over 100,000 miles with the orginal bearings, so I think I'd take it to someone for closer inspection. The constant velocity joint on the driveshaft will make noise when it's worn and is most noticable when turning and accellerating. I guess an inexperienced person could mistake CV noise for wheel bearing noise. I have replaced several of those things and when one breaks, you don't go anywhere. Like I said, have a competant mechanic check it out.
This is true and NO this is a lie. All bearings 'bear' the weight,friction, load and other variables between two surfaces. Most often moving parts. Altho' bearings are made of hard and durable materials that are well lubricated or easily lubed. Your bearings are between the moving axle and stationary hub FWD or stationary axle and moving hub on rear of FWD. Bearings get 'noisy' because of wear or lack of lubrication. If you do not hear them. then they probably just need packing.[with grease] If you hear a bearing the noise is from metal to metal contact.! They will get louder and may cause more damage to other parts. But NO, don't wait until you can't hear the radio. HE WAS ONLY JOKING!! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! BRILLIANT!!!!
