That something is a wheel bearing. A vehicle’s wheel bolts to a hub, and the wheel bearing (there may be an inner and an outer) is in the center of that hub. Wheel bearings vary in size and come ...

It won't be hard to tell if your vehicle has broken wheel bearings. The most common symptoms of worn wheel bearings are squealing or grinding noises that get louder the faster you go. The noise ...

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 ...

Greasing wheel bearings can get very messy very quickly, in a very kindergarten kind of way. The trick is to embrace the ooze, because greasing is the fun and easy part. The hard bit comes when ...

Roller-type or ball bearings packed in grease inside all four wheel hubs allow wheels to spin freely without generating excessive heat while supporting the weight of the vehicle. In addition ...

The rear wheel bearings on a C4 Corvette are fairly complex pieces of mechanical engineering. There is an inner flange that mounts to the suspension knuckle. There is an outer flange that the ...

That’s the tolerance you’re toying with when adjusting wheel bearings. Various sources put the diameter of an average strand of hair at 0.001 and a sheet of standard office paper at 0.005 inches.

Without the magic behind the curtains, the system is rendered useless. In this case, we are talking about wheel bearings. Hidden within the confines of axle assemblies, front and rear, a couple of ...