They did both in my car, and now the good one made noise and bad vibration, but they told me is the tire when i never have the problem before plus now my tire move like the video and they already did steering ball joint inner and outer.
i use a crow bar to check the ball joint. you stick it under the wheel and pull up. if your ball joint is bad youll hear a popping clunking type kind of movement. i usually check the wheel bearing side to side, youll feel movement if its bad
thank you i will definitely take note of this for future reference as well, single mom dv survivor with no help so i am learning to take care of me and my daughter cause i think i have a bad wheel beating so i will check today my daughter's safety and mine is priority cause i cant afford a mechanic shop to do it currently
i swerve like a drunk person. if you hear it get louder as you swerve on one side, its the side all the weight transfers too, (the outside tire while turning) ,wheel bearings roar and whine. tie rods feels like loose steering, ball joints rattle and chatter on bumps
@@MrFrambooise that's what it does most of the time, but the noise happens because it's going bad and can seize up on you! Vibration will follow before the seize too. Just make sure it's not brake squeal. So definitely replace it asap!
That's a Cadillac so once you repair the front bearings the rear bearings will fail and once you fix that the water pump will leak and when that gets replaced the heater core will leak and when you fix that the starter will fail and when you fix that it won't start because of the security system. And when you fix that the instrument cluster will flicker. And when you get fed up at 60k miles you can trade it in for $4k
@@joyofwrenching I won't touch them. When I was operating my own shop people would ask why and I would just tell them I can't risk my reputation. As my former employer was always getting sued and bad reviews BB complaints from Cadillac owners. Worked at a GM Cadillac dealer (behind the counter) and same problem. You would be surprised at what many actions the manufacturer would come with. They sent out cases of stop radiator stooleak and said 1/2 quart oil consumption between 3k mile services is normal. And what about those old cracking aluminum blocks. And why the heck did they put the starter inside the Northstar. And a bad heater core that needs the engine removed to replace.
Right on the money. Lost about 20 grand on yukon Denali fix one thing something else breaks. 7 years couldn't get more than 6 months without something breaking
Great Demonstration for checking wheel bearings. There should be a Low Hum that gets slightly louder as you Speed Up. You cannot always tell from which Side while Driving. That Bearing Noise source can Trick you, usually does.
very nice. and he immediately addressed my instinctive reaction "listen to it", but hey, even still with all those gears in there ive found it to be a miracle tool and has saved me alot of yanking my hair out and that is the "steelman wireless chassis ears"
Not always when a bearing is about to lock up there will be no play. I just replaced one. the only way I knew was the sound of the bearing on the road. It sounded lie tire noise.
Most Chevies have slop in the steering itself. Doesnt necessarily mean it has bad parts. Spin the wheel as you hold onto the strut/spring. If it makes a rumbling or a vibration through it, it means that bearing is going bad. However if you already have play in the bearing thats all you need. Also in some dodge 2500s its normal to have a small amount of up and down play. Every manufacturer is different so check the repair manual or AllData.
This will be my 4th time getting a front bearing replacement. May let my brother do it this time. Basic 2010 4 door civic automatic. It will last 4 months before I start hearing the growling. There's no play in the wheels but a little growling when I roll the wheels. I'm looking for a long term fix, not every 6 months.
Been trying that. I told my old-school mech of years ago to up a few dollars for quality. He said that the noisy bearings were still new looking new before he put fear ones on.. I showed him the receipts of the previous. Repair so hopefully he did something new.
@friendly_mechanic Me personally, I don't care if it's warranted or not. can't be bringing it in or risk having the catastrophic failure. The most of us, we know that this shouldn't happen to a Honda.
My steering wheel shakes at higher speeds even after getting a wheel alignment when I let go, the steering wheel swerve to the right. What could it be? Bad wheel hub?
These modern cars have sealed bearings so no repacking, and they need to be replaced when you start hearing and feeling issues with them. I don't do it as a preventative measure but you could. I would say after 200k miles if you want to
they can contribute, but most of the time death wobble is associated with worn out steering stabilizers and lifts that don't keep good alignment of components.
Hi. I just had a mechanic replace a noisy rear wheel bearing in my Focus. Is it unusual for it to still make a little sound when just installed? Do they sometimes need a little break in time. It sounds better but I can still hear a slight howl sound. I was thinking of giving it a few days. Thanks for any info.
no, it shouldn't take any break in period. Could be other side, could be they had to really work to get old one out and bent something or installed incorrectly, and if it's a cheap brand part, could be the part is just not best quality
Easy put your truck in reverse and back up and if wheel bearing is no good it will show. A macanic showed me this i had a turbo dodge omni and it was make a little noise but seemed fine but when i reversed the wheel camber was out like 2binchs but well driving forward it did not do this and thats how i check my wheel bearing but proble doesn't work on these mew vehicles
My car is shaking and one rim gets hot. I also have a bad steering rack and just have been refilling the fluid for now, could that have caused a bad tie rod?
the fact that the rim is getting hot leads one to suspect the wheel bearings as they are the only thing touching the rim directly by being bolted to it. The brakes could be another suspect. tie rod unlikely, best to jack it up and do the wiggle test to see where the movement is, and based on your description, sooner rather than later as a wheel could fall off on the road if it gets too bad!
@@joyofwrenching today I drove it and the rim wasn’t that hot as yesterday. Anyways I’m going in tomorrow to get it replaced. I really hope this is the problem! Car is wobbly and vibrating when I drive and makes a noise like it’s driving on a bunch of rocks
True...that's the reason we must diagnosis the problems fully before guessing and throwing parts at it hoping it fixes an issue. This is a quick and dirty method but works well to guide a deeper dive
