Hello, in my car hit another car from side to side, so damaged by right front wheel. The wheel was bent/cracked. Other than that it drove straight.Insurance is fixing the body work. After inspecting the car, they said the steering knuckle was loose/damaged.Is it possible for just a steering knuckle to get damaged, and not have to replace the wheel hub assemble/wheel bearings?
confident going right into a pot hollow could reason your rim to get out of stability, usaully while in want of an alignment the motor vehicle pulls leftwards or rightwads yet from what you defined, this is maximum probable you like could get your wheels balanced, i anticipate your wheels are common wheels as damaging to alloys ,verify to verify if it nonetheless has a metallic bar clipped directly to the perimeters, it quite is what's used to stability common wheels.
just the steering knuckle as you call it
A modern hub assembly has the bearings permanently sealed inside it. It is normally held to the knuckle with just 3 or 4 bolts. However, if there is looseness or play in the assembly, it would be a good idea to have replaced. For the knuckle to get damaged, the impact shock had to have travelled through the hub to mess up the knuckle, so most likely, the hub assembly could also be damaged, if not visibly, than internally. If I were you, I wouldn't take the chance. Replace the hub assembly along with the knuckle.
