It's happening any time you drive, it's rhythmic and whirring — or maybe a consistent hum, or even an ear-splitting screech ...

Your car’s wheels spin around a stationary axle, and in order for them to do so, something has to allow for “slip” between the two. That something is a wheel bearing. A vehicle’s wheel ...

One way you can differentiate between a bad wheel bearing and a tire with cupping is to raise the car off the ground using an automotive jack and spin the wheel. If the bearing is bad, you'll ...

To apply wheel bearing grease, you’ll need a lot of tools. A jack, wrench, lug nuts, gloves and a tire rod to take the tire off. Once the vehicle is jacked up and the tire is removed ...

Furthermore, you may need a wheel alignment afterward — especially if the bad bearing is on the front axle and you have uneven tire wear — which may add another $50 to $100. Considering the ...

If you notice growling or clunking noises, vibrations, abnormal tire wear, or excessive steering wheel play, your car may have one or more worn wheel bearings. Wheel bearings are what make our ...

However, this could also result from improper wheel alignment. The tire on the wheel with worn-out bearings usually wears out faster than other tires. But other factors can also lead to the same ...

When wheel bearings go bad, you'll know. Here are some top replacements. If you’ve spent many years owning a car or truck, especially one that’s out of warranty, you’ve probably heard the ...

However, many do-it-yourself auto mechanics fail to apply new wheel bearing grease. While your wheel bearings might not be towards the top of the list of things that need to be regularly ...

Also known as “bearing play,” this phenomenon is very subtle, and you won’t feel it in your steering wheel—at least not at first. However, it can be readily apparent when you inspect your tire tread.