Putting off Wheel Bearing Replacement? Ignoring this Could Damage Brakes in Your Car or Truck

Need to change my front wheel bearings. Just happened to see this video. Thanks.

Man I always wondered why mechanics shook the wheel from the 3 and 9 & 12 and 6 position. Such a good explanation, thank you!

Hard to believe how a bad wheel bearing can cause so much trouble. Great information right there 👍

I am an ol’ timer and I try to keep my 20 year old van running by doing as much work on it as I can. I really appreciate the videos from 1A Auto because they are all full of useful info and are professionally done. I’ve saved a lot of time and money by watching, thanks.

My 2011 Corolla was a nightmare. The front bearings just kept going bad and getting replaced under warranty until losing the car to a tornado last year. They were the press-in type, so I couldn’t DIY. :(

After watching this, I'm pretty sure (and hope) all I need is an alignment!

Our 2005 Ram 1500 was making some very loud clanking sounds from front end as though metal was snapping and clicking like a playing card in bike spokes.
A shop thought it was the CV Axle.
We had the drivers CV Axle replaced along with upper and lower ball joints just for good measure (180,000km)
Drove truck 700km home and another week driving locally before the exact same clanking started again.
I checked the front Diff (electronic 4x4) and found 19 roller bearing niblets laying in the old silver looking diff oil.
Replaced the front diff and passenger CV Axle...for good measure.
Week later same clanking...
After watching a lot of YT vids on the noises we had I finally found one that was almost identical sounding.
Front wheel bearing!
Swapped out the drivers side all in one Front wheel bearing after 5 hrs (seized in the knuckle)...
Month and a half, no clanking.
Edit: 2 & half months no clanking.

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Let's count the number of times she says "of course" and "potentially" in this video!

As a bearing aficionado, I love me some bearing videos.

I just changed mines last week and forgot to put the dust shield back on. Is it okay to leave them off?

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Bless u

I smashed the like button cause that was one Jim dandy video!!! Lots of info, lots of things to look into, lots of fun!!

I need this bit of information, 7 months ago. Had to watch a bunch of your Sites videos and pulling all my bearings off.

Thanks for all your help and all the great parts my car would have ended up in the scrap yard without you

Hi guys happy holidays to all your crew and family thanks for all your help and please keep us teaching us thanks again and god blessed i learn a lot from you guys thanks thanks all your technicians mechanic

I've gotten to the point I can do a front wheel bearing on one of 4wd Chevy Trailblazers ('06 & '04) in 45 minutes start tp finish. I've done a few.

Geez ... you had to pick on a new Ford to demonstrate your points! :-)

Are TRQ good wheel bearings?

Good info. 👍👍

Have a question. I have a 2005 pontiac grand prix gt i have replace the rear wheel bearing 3 time now. Yesterday is the 3ed one and today me driving its starting again. I can move it back and forth being on the ground. I have replace everything in the rear from k frame to all the links only thing i didnt change out is the knuckle what else will couse the wheel bearing keep going out

Great video. Very well explained!

My '09 FIt started making noise a few months ago. I put it off for almost 1500 miles, until it got to the point where the friction could hold my car in neutral on a slight hill. When I inspected the inside of the drum, I saw the absolute carnage that had unfolded. The play in the bearing caused the wheel to go off camber, rubbing the drum against the bottom edge of the back plate and leaving tons of metal shavings inside the drum. The front shoe wore down unevenly, to under 1 mm on the bottom and about 1.5 at the top.

Please don't put this off. I'm lucky in that this only cost me in excessive part wear. If I had put it off for much longer the bearing would have almost certainly seized, or even broken apart entirely. Not a good time if you tend to drive in excess of the speed limit...

Does this can make my car brake to rub the rotors while driving cause I change caliper,rotors and pads?