LOL, Its allready too late. Can be dangerous too. Myabe another 5 miles. Maybe 50. They can lock on you or you can have unpredictable handling.
No, bad front wheel bearings would not prevent a transmission from shifting. If your car has bad front wheel bearings you will notice wheel noise or wheel looseness.
The wheel bearings are sealed and should last a long time. If you think they are bad you would have to replace the bearings they cannot be repacked.
you hear a sound from the wheel
No
because the wood is bad quality and won't last long and the trucks and bearings are useless.
worn or bad wheel bearings will make noise (grinding, humming, etc)
About $500 to replace. They keep your wheel on. If your wheel bearings break off your wheel falls off.
If you don't replace bad wheel bearings they will seize up and break your drive axle. It would be cheaper to replace them as soon as possible.See "Related Questions" below for detailed procedures for replacing Windstar wheel bearings - really not a terrible job to do.
Bad wheel bearings
bad wheel bearings, or bad seal.
You possibly have warped brake rotors on the front. Or Bad Wheel Bearings.
only if your willing to risk you wheel falling off. In other words it's not safe.