Bad Wheel Hub Bearing and Bad Outcomes
When a squeal comes from the front end of the car it is very embarrassing.
Not only the
passerby look to see what the noise is but inside the car the passengers can’t answer to
their cell phones.
European models cars...
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Bad Wheel Hub Bearing and Bad Outcomes
When a squeal comes from the front end of the car it is very embarrassing.
Not only the
passerby look to see what the noise is but inside the car the passengers can’t answer to
their cell phones.
European models cars generally employ permanently sealed front wheel bearings unlike
American rear drive vehicles.
When you inspect the brakes of the car, the wheel bearings
do not get examined because these are toward the inside of the wheel, inside the hub of
the brake rotor.
Anyway these sealed bearings can’t be serviced.
A bad bearing hub
which gives a grinding sensation that shivers through the entire car has to be replaced.
Sealed units are in one way very convenient to replace.
The whole unit has to be replaced
without replacing parts.
Sealed hub bearing comes pre-packed with the manufacturers
grease.
These pre-packed wheel bearing costs more and require more disassembly of
driveline components.
When you consider all components that hold
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