Take a closer look at a severely damaged wheel bearing and learn how failures happen, what warning signs to watch for, and ...

You'll be glad to know that your rear wheels have no wheel bearings to pack (unless your vehicle has front-wheel drive and the manual says that you can repack the rear bearings). You do have axle ...

Wheel bearings usually come in pairs of inner and outer bearings. They allow your wheels to turn freely over thousands of miles. As you can see in Figure 15-7, wheel bearings usually come in pairs of ...

Most modern wheel bearing assemblies are robust and long-lasting, but that doesn't mean you should believe everything you ...

If you’re driving along and notice a rumbling or grinding noise coming from one of the corners of the car or your steering feels more wobbly than normal, it’s possible you have a faulty or worn wheel ...

As routine maintenance and basic automotive servicing tasks go, packing wheel bearings isn't one of the glamorous ones. It's a messy job—and one that could cause serious damage or problems if not ...

Packing wheel bearings is one of our favorite things to do. OK, we're lying. It's a dirty, messy, tedious job, but a very important job all the same. The basic premise of a wheel bearing is a hub that ...

Wheels turning at 800 revolutions per mile can generate a lot of friction and heat. Roller-type or ball bearings packed in grease inside all four wheel hubs allow wheels to spin freely without ...

We love hearing from machine shops that discover novel solutions to sticky problems. One of the most imaginative is Evans Speed in South El Monte, California. The company has come up with a cool ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Before we dive into the frequency with which you should grease wheel bearings, we should note that not all wheel bearings need to be greased.