How do you know when you need wheel bearings?

04GT · May 21, 2006

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bdcardinal · May 21, 2006

you will generally hear a groaning sound that fluctuates with vehicle speed. it will become more pronounced the faster you go. also if you can grab the top and bottom of your wheels and move them then its time for bearings.

Kilgore Trout · May 21, 2006

Also if you hear little squeaking sounds when going slowly over bumps it could be, among many other things, wheel bearings.

stangman · May 21, 2006

bdcardinal said:
you will generally hear a groaning sound that fluctuates with vehicle speed. it will become more pronounced the faster you go. also if you can grab the top and bottom of your wheels and move them then its time for bearings.

best way to tell.....

bdcardinal · May 21, 2006

its amazing how often i can do that at work. customers dont believe me so i take them and do it in front of them. the other good one is to use a prybar under the tire of like a dodge dakota or durange to get teh upper ball joint, ive seen some move over 1.5"

Pennywise2 · May 21, 2006

Sounds like your wheel bearings are shot.I would replace
them soon because they will only get worse as time go's
on.

04GT · May 21, 2006

Pennywise2 said:
Sounds like your wheel bearings are shot.

It does?

Pennywise2 · May 21, 2006

If you get groaning,squeeking,or noises that fluctuate with
the vehicles speed your wheel bearing are most likely going
bad.In that case I would replace them soon.

DCjuggalo · May 22, 2006

Pennywise2 said:
Sounds like your wheel bearings are shot

he didnt give us any symptoms yet

Mike97gt · May 22, 2006

DCjuggalo said:
he didnt give us any symptoms yet

He is diaging thru ESP...

1low03gt · May 22, 2006

04GT said:
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Why would a '04 GT already need the bearings replaced.A little hard are we.
If bearings are going bad, like most stated already!!

04GT · May 22, 2006

1low03gt said:
Why would a '04 GT already need the bearings replaced.A little hard are we.
If bearings are going bad, like most stated already!!

Even tho it's '04, I got it in Sept '03 and it's got 53K miles.

I also like to go sideways!

Pearl02 · May 23, 2006

I've gone thru some of this before. With 53000 on her what is the condition of your tires? My car "whines" some and we believe the noise is coming from "cupped" tires. Check them out first and go from there. Pearl02.

04GT · May 23, 2006

Tires are in good shape. I got new ones @ 30K with 400 treadwear rating. They still got lots of good tread.

I'm hearing some whining and sometimes a wierd noise starting off. In a couple of weeks, I'm gonna take it to the shop and have them take a look.

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