With the tire(s) you want to check off of the ground place your hands on top and the bottome of the tire and push with one hand and pull with the other at the same time if it moves first check to see the ball joints arent moving if they arent than you have a bearing that needs to be replaced
You must remove the wheel bearings, inspect them, repack them with grease, and install them back in the vehicle.
The Oldsmobile Intrigue has rear wheel bearings that sometimes become faulty. It is possible to replace them by removing the old bearings and installing new or refurbished ones in their place.
No. Wheel bearings can only be tested by shaking and rotating the wheel.
Faulty wheel bearings usually squeak or squeal. A whining noise is more likely to come from a power steering pump low on fluid, or from a faulty alternator.
Faulty ball bearings lead to bearing failure.
It could seize up next time you drive it. Don't take chances, replace faulty wheel bearings immediately.
Most of the time you can hear a bad wheel bearing but the only 100% sure way to know is to remove the bearing and inspect it.Most of the time you can hear a bad wheel bearing but the only 100% sure way to know is to remove the bearing and inspect it.
Wheel bearings help your wheels to roll smooth and fast.
Inspect for loose/worn steering linkage joints, lug nuts, wheel bearings, etc.
Cars have a total of four wheel bearings, one on each wheel. The wheel bearings are designed to help the wheels spin. Many cars have two wheel bearings per wheel, an inner and an outer located in each hub/bearing assembly.
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In most cases wheel bearings cannot be repaired and must be replaced. Remove the tire and wheel. Remove the axle end cap. Remove the wheel bearing seal. Remove the wheel bearings. Reverse the process to install the new wheel bearings.