BAD WHEEL BEARING SOUNDS! Simple-Fast-Professional-DIAGNOSIS
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2024
- Growling, whining, grinding, rumbling, howling, or metallic humming sounds are all bad wheel bearing symptoms. What is the worst that can happen driving with bad wheel bearing noise? Best sound for bad wheel bearing noise. I show how to check a wheel bearing and I how to pin point which bearing is the culprit. Wheel bearing hub durability and cost discussion for most durable replacement. Easily test most wheel bearings.
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0:00 Bad bearing symptoms
1:24 Bearing sounds
4:01 The worst thing you can do
4:30 How to locate a bad bearing
9:15 Best parts to use
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I believe the car wash destroyed my wheel bearing 🛞 because when I went there it lifted the front of my car before I got in neutral. Before I even paid and it’s been making this similar sound every since
I have never heard of that before but anything is possible. Do you have high mileage/age on your car? The bearing may have been questionable and the noise was heard after as a coincidence. That would be my best guess why that happened like that.
got 25yrs out of my bearings , just changed the front spindle ones just to up date them they were the NSK's..
Does it sounds like a humming noise almost as if you need to shift to a higher gear but not as bad?
Nice!
Just when i had enough for a PS5 and a playstation VR bundle the devil strikes again forcing me to spend my money fixing stuff on my car 🥺😭
Sorry! Cars suck 😃🔧🔧
I know what you mean. No days off keep hustling!!
Right? I just got a series X and now I'm worried about how much my car will cost. Luckily I did get the version where you make payments on it for 2 years
What do you all think of a Tesla's predicted Robo-Taxi. Would that make transportation easier? Harder? Cheaper? More of a pain? More predictable?
@@EasyFixShaun maybe more predictable but probably not faster. Also I'm more okay with getting killed by a person than I am by a self driving car. Even if the percentage is way lower, I think it's worse if robot cars kill people, and they will
Damn! I wish all DIY videos were like this. This presentation is exactly how I would do it if it were me. The annotations were perfect, you clearly filmed and edited the production, and your spoken words were easy to understand. I just subbed. Thanks!
Thank you! It's harder than it seems to make the noise videos but I love making them 😃🔧
I have a 68 Mustang I've owned since 1977. Car is in beautiful condition. Southern California car. Well maintained. I was driving home after a 12 hour shift. Get off at 8 pm was in December. 3 years ago. I get about 6 miles out just about to get on the freeway and start hearing a growling sound and slight grinding feeling in the steering wheel. I have it towed to Goodyear. Next day they call and tell me the left wheel bearing is totally shot. They replaced both wheel bearings. Totally fixed the issue. I take such good care of the car. But realized, I had never had them replaced in over 40 years of ownership. I bought the car when it was 9 years old with about 50.000 miles on it. I'm sure they were the ORIGINAL BEARINGS!! LOL.
That’s awsome! Some manufacturers wheel bearings outlast others by a lot of miles and time. If they are made to the highest quality possible they always last a long long time. 😀🔧🔧
Brilliant video! One of the best and most clearest videos I have found to detect wheel bearing problems. Excellent job on the sound as other videos I have found are extremely difficult to detect the noise. Thank you very much!
No problem 😃 I am glad it helped you out!
What’s the link for the chassis stethoscope?
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@@EasyFixShaun Wanted to say something similar. Simple and to the point video, with no crappy electric guitars background noise. Very helpful video.
Thank you!
@@-First-Last No problem very glad to help 😃
The fact that you said putting a playing card in the spokes of a car instantly made me like this video I thought I was the only person in the world that described a bad wheel bearing like that on a Subaru a nice work on your video good job keep them coming hopefully it was just as informative to others as it was for me a.
I am glad you liked it. Thanks a lot I really appreciate that! 😃🔧🔧
That's exactly what I tried to describe and nobody understand what I was trying to say 😂 all this happened after my car got towed on accident 😑
Im glad that helped you 😀🔧
I explained to my wife. Sounds like a twig got stuck in my bike spokes lol
Metallic type noise? Sounds like a possible wheel bearing to me! Next step to easily find the bad bearing- the shake and spin test in the video😀🔧
This video is really great.. Thanks for the effort you went through to create such a helpful guide for diagnosing a bad wheel bearing
You are welcome! Glad to help 😃🔧
You sir are fantastic. This is the exact sound my car was making with. I could not figure it out. To me it sounded like a plane taking off. It explains why my steering wheel shook and turned to the left when I braked.Thank you!
Thank you!! Glad it helped 😀
Brilliant video. just noticed the noise recently. The sound coming from the video is exactly the noise from the rear of my wagon. thanks.
Thank you! Really appreciate that. I’m glad you could match up your noise!
This is a great video. You managed to capture the sound well. It's an ugly sound because we all know what it means. Thanks for this one!
great discription! Yes very bad noise 😃🔧
If you had a video of every major recognizable car noise and what the likely issue is, it would be extremely helpful to so many ppl. Forgive me if you already made more videos of the “car noise” nature (I looked through the playlists and around in your videos and didn’t readily see anything)
This is a great video, thanks for making a thoughtful tutorial to empower folks to take care of their cars.
Thanks a lot! That is a great idea, I have a made few sound videos so I should make a playlist for that. I am glad it helped you out 😃🔧
Done. Thank you! I will work on expanding the playlist 😃🔧
Excellent video. Years ago I replaced the wrong bearing and I don't want to make the same mistake this time, I'll never forget that feeling of disappointment during the test drive.
Same here. Thanks for the comment! 😃🔧
This was me yesterday
Great video. Detailed, step by step, and easy to follow.
Much appreciated 😃😃
PRO TIP:
Do touch your rims from time to time when you stop after a longer drive. If one feels too hot then there is most likely something wrong. It may be your brake caliper braking too much or being slightly stuck or the wheel bearing getting hot and transfering that heat to the rim.
yes. Touch tires and compare also. Low inflation that isn't noticed will produce much more heat or the heat could indicate other things 😃🔧
PRO TIP
You don't know more than a mechanic.
I work on my own cars and so does my fiance. My father in law rebuilt his 66 Chevelle from the ground up. He knows as much as mechanics. This mechanic in this video does know what he's talking about. My driver's tire is tight. Doesn't move at all. But my front passenger has too much play. I can feel bad grinding through the gas pedal and it clicks really bad when I turn left. It's not the CV joint because those take forever to go out and the only way they really crack is from a crash. Hitting something very hard. They're durable. My boots are not cracked. So no. Everything this mechanic is saying in This video is accurate.
Also driving for super long distances will make any vehicles tires hot. I'm talking 5+ hours. But a bad hub assembly is not forgettable.
Hey do you know why my front rotors keep warping? New ones warp
After about a month or so. A jeep grand cherokee. Hub bearings are new
Could be bent flange on wheel bearing.
Could be a rotors that needs machining straight from the manufacturer (all of them do a crappy job).
Could also be a stuck pad in the caliper bracket not releasing...warping rotors.
Could be stuck pins in the caliper to braket mounts not releasing...warping.
Could be bad caliper bracket flexible hoses not releasing....warping rotors. They collapse inside and then act as a one way valve not allowing pressure to release at the caliper when you release the brake pedal.
Recheck everything. Might need to use process of elimination method to narrow it down. Measure rotor runout with a dial indicator while it is mounted to the wheel bearing with lug nuts. Lots to do. But with some time you should be able to sort this out. i hope that all helps 😃
Thank you for getting right to it. I don't understand "car talk" but I understand sounds and symptoms. This was great!
You are welcome. Glad to help 😃🔧
Thanks... I was about 80% sure that was the cause of the noise I've been hearing from my old g6 but the camera you placed in the rear passenger seat confirmed it 100%. Putting th camera back there really helped isolate the distinct throbbing hum from the bearing and it's identical to the noise that's been plaguing me the last few weeks.
Excellent! Wheel bearings are quite difficult to pinpoint sometimes. They are elusive most times. Glad to help out! 😀🔧
You’re awesome, thanks for making this video. You’ve helped me diagnose my problem. Also, thank you for providing all those examples , many videos fail to give thorough explanations like you! Very knowledgeable.
God bless.
You are so welcome!
THANKS SO MUCH watching your simple instructions based on your honest expertise, means that many of your female subscribers get to save ourselves from dishonest mechanical services attempting to rip us off for either overcharging or under performing and often downright bodgy mechanical work on our vehicles albeit cars,bikes, boats etc...
Thanks again..😊
No problem. Glad to help! That is the purpose of the video! I wanted to make something that helped identify the noise they may have or hear. Some options and general knowledge on how to fix it. Also the urgency to repair it for safest transportation 😀🔧
Very underrated channel. Deserves way more views. Keep up the great work!
Much appreciated! 😃🔧
OMG THANK YOU! I’ve been trying to explain this to my mechanic for months and they couldn’t find any “issues” but I just knew something was up. I asked for a thorough diagnostic of my car and they sent it back all clear 😑.. thank you for this!
No problem! I’m really glad it helped. Cars are hard to explain sometimes. Sometimes you just need to hear the noise. But all places you go stick a service writer between you and the mechanic. Sometimes you need to talk to the mechanic directly and even go for a ride. You may want to do that on your next trip. Sorry you are having trouble. Stick with it until you get it sorted out 😀
Sounds like those guys might be honest, especially if you're trying to give them money and they're not coming up with random work to charge for
Great point. Hard to say what happened. If they didn't confirm the noise that she was explaining was going on and with no explanation of what it is....i dunno. Leaves a lot more to be communicated and desired on what that sound is.
I’ve been trying to explain this sound to my dad for the past few weeks and no luck, but thanks to this awesome video !!!
Thank you for this, I've been having this noise for a while and I thought it was my wheels or tires. You cleared it up for me!
Glad it helped! Great job getting it fixed right away 😀
Excellent quality video and explanation!! Thank you!
I really appreciate the kind words. Thank you so much. I hope it helped you out! 😃
Dude explained it perfectly off the bat
Thank you!!
This was helpful, and is exactly what is wrong with my truck right now. Thanks
No problem. Glad it helped! 😃🔧🔧
Honestly this guy is awesome !
No you are awesome! 😃
Thank you Mrs. I got the same noise and was wondering what was it. Exactly same noise...thanks for the video
Awsome! Thanks a lot. I am glad it helped you match up the noise 😀
This guy makes the best videos! Breaks everything down in fine detail!
I appreciate that! Thanks a lot 😃😃
GREAT VIDEO!!!! You explained and show every detail thank you , this came to me at the perfect time.🚙
Awsome i am glad it helped you out 😀🔧
I've been chasing after this "phantom" noise the dealer has told me does not exist on two separate visits. Been driving this car for 10+ years, so I know the sound is not normal. I was recommended a mechanic by a friend and will ask him to check all four wheels. I appreciate this video and your detailed coverage of the issue.
Phantom and intermittent sound can be extremely difficult.
It could be a wheel bearing. A chassis ear will help you find this noise whatever it is or wherever it is 😃🔧
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Glad to help! 😃
Hey Shaun...glad to see you're still creating in these crazy times! I've been chasing bad front hubs/bearings in my Nissan TItan (with videos) for a few years now. Been through 2x Moogs, 1x SKF and now Nissan-installed OEMs. They just keep going out. No binding in the transaxle, but I'm thinking something is wrong with the front diff causing the issue. At a loss, but at least it's still under warranty so I can go back and complain about the terrible diagnosing they did at the dealer... Keep up the good work bro!
Thanks man! Ya that is weird they are going bad like that. I don't know what the issue is with those. Typically the Japanese manufacturers don't undersize things like that. They usually go for durability. So the bearings should be decent but for some reason they are not. You aren't the only one with bearing problems with your nissan. Hang in there! Good to hear from you. 😀
Use Timken bearings
Yup. I cant even recall a timken bearing going bad. I know they go bad. But compared to all other brands- They last forever.
SKF used to be the highest quality but honestly not anymore sadly. I find original bearings are made to last, replacements are made to be replaced. Simple as. If you can take some off a junkyard original that's a 50/50 chance of being the best quality/already shot lmao
axle nut torque?
Great advice on solving the annoying noise, with vast experience, great job repaired, 👍😁
Thank you! Glad it helped 😃🔧🔧
Great video! Well organized and to the point. Thanks for posting.
Thanks a lot! I'm really glad you enjoyed it😀🔧
Thanks for the clear illustrations on bad wheel breading noise in cabin. Mine is a 2017 Subaru Legacy, it makes that similar noise driving on highway, most audible between 70-80 mph. I have 80k miles on the car. Great video!👍
You are welcome! Good luck finding the culprit. Try the shake and spin test in the video 😃
You are welcome! Good luck with your project. Did you get it all sorted out?
Thanks for the video, verry professional
No problem, thank you!
Clear explanation, and showed the sound.
Thank you!
Thanks for you comment. I am glad it helped 😀🔧
Watching you drive on ice brought back bad experiences in driving in Montana, but very helpful video thanks!
No problem! We hover around the 32 degree mark where I live. Lots of black ice, freezing and thawing. Winters are no fun 😃
You rock! Exactly what my 2010 Forrester with 254,000 has. Like a deck of cards on a kids bike.
Haha! Awsome. I’m glad it helped you identify your noise 😀
Great video! Very clear. The info about check engine and traction control lights going on was an eye opener. This had been happening intermittently and driving me crazy. I could not figure it out. Thanks! You have a new subscriber.
Thank you. Glad to help!! Wheel bearings can be a little mysterious sometimes. Make sure you perform the shake and spin test in the video right away. When the abs lamp goes off usually the bearings are already very very loose and dangerous. 😀🔧
@@EasyFixShaun really bad front drivers side and not so bad front passenger side. Replacing now. Thanks again. Why would the check engine light come on and what code would it throw?
Great job fixing immediately! Usually the check engine lamp is just a mirror of the abs lamp cord that are on. Both computers are connected so they both will show the same code sometimes. Need to check to be sure though 😀🔧
Excellent I am glad you got it all sorted out 😃
Great video. Detailed and easy to understand. Many thanks.
You are welcome 😀
really great video! thank you for explaining it in layman's terms.
Glad it was helpful! Really appreciate you! 😃🔧🔧
Great video. Could you make a video on the suspension components and how to tell if it’s good or bad.
Yup! Great suggestion. I will take me a bit but I will do that 😃🔧
Just got a bearing replaced. Now I know what to listen for in the future! Hopefully I got a good quality bearing. Great video!
Thank you! Bearing noise is really hard to capture on video. Once you experience it, you never forget it. Please report back here if you find out the brand bearing you used. Let us know how it is working out for you! 😀
@@EasyFixShaun just replace each one because they all have the same milage
That’s one way to do it for sure! Most people replace just the faulty bearing 😀
@@EasyFixShaun I have a 06 Toyota Camry the front bearing needs to be replaced on the passenger side however I found out that being a pressed bearing that you should replace both especially since TOYOTA runs forever , for some reason a press bearing doesn't act the exact same as the regular hub bearings do ? It's hard to find the press bearing with the hub at the same time and you need to make sure you count the teeth because they're all different
@@catslivesmatter1268 I have a press in bearing replacement (1.0) video here ruclips.net/video/CInFJDz11II/видео.html
I also happen to have a brand new 2.0 version coming out tomorrow am. So check back if you need a video on replacement. The new version will be a bit better to understand how to do it. As far as replacement they are more involved than a bolt in style bearing. As far as replacement of both at the same time, you could do that. It won't hurt anything. I only replace the bad one when I do replacements. Either way will work though. I hope that helps 😃
Okay, had to sign in just so I could comment and tell you how well-done and helpful this video is. Thank you for the help!
You're very welcome! Thank you for the effort 😃🔧🔧
this is probably the best video I have seen to help me locate my problem.
Awesome! Thank you! I have a better one coming soon so please subscribe! 😃
Great video! Finally found a clear match up to the roaring noise I hear. The only thing with mine is that it literally only happens between 61 and 63mph. Before and after it's standard road noise. Will defo get it checked
That’s a weird band of speed for the bearing noise to only be heard. It’s possible. What year make and model vehicle do you have?
@@EasyFixShaun I did think that it was weird it only happened at that speed. It's constant in tone also-it doesn't get louder or quieter just a loud roar between 61-63 and normal road noise before or after. It's a 2016 opel astra.
Thanks for the reply!
Ok. Well as long as the tires aren’t feathered on your opal, I would say the bearing is the most likely culprit. Especially if it’s making the same metallic noise like the video. When they first start to go bad they will be heard only at a certain speed. The noise is everywhere. But for whatever reason it’s only audible at a certain range at first sometimes. You must have sensitive ears! Haha. The next step, I would do the shake and spin test like in the video. Look and listen, if you find anything abnormal or different from a wheel compared to the other three. Hopefully you can pinpoint the problem area. 😃
Thanks for this video they helped me to identify that my bearings was bad and I don’t understand why the check engine and the traction control and the low tire and the AbS was in in my car dash ,nobody can say that only this great mechanic 👨🔧,thanks for this helpful video god bless you!!!!!
No problem! Super glad I could help 😀
I was in shock today Couse I chance the 2 CV axle in my car and I drive to check how the was and my car star making a weird sound and the dash show me the tire pressure,ABS, traction control and Check engine ,I was really disappointed whit the Mechanic ,I ask him men what happened Did you touch something else in the car ,he answer no lol ,this video help me a lot to indentify where does dash message one from !!!! And my bearing is sounds very Loud
Cool man! Ya a noisy bearing should be replaced immediately and is a great place to start. It wouldn’t surprise me after replacement of any bad bearing some or all of your warning lamps will shut off on their own.
Thank you for taking the time to make this video! Well done
No problem glad to help! 😃🔧
This video was what all informative car diagnostic videos should be like
Thanks! I really appreciate you 😃🔧
Great video! Thanks! Couple questions... Did you notice any type of burning rubber type smell? Possible the grease burning up? Or, would the bad wheel bearing get hot enough to make the disc hot? The right rear disc (which I’m pretty sure is the wheel with the bad bearing), is just as hot as the front two. The left rear is about 75% cooler. Thanks for any insight you can give me.
Glad you liked it! I would shake and spin each wheel to start with. You might find a stuck caliper in the rear as well as a bad wheel bearing. It sounds like possible the brake is hung up and dragging creating the heat. Could be a bad caliper or bracket pin. Or a stuck pad. Or a bad hose. Something is causing the brake on that wheel to not release properly. I don’t usually experience any burning rubber smell with bad wheel bearings. I suppose it could happen. I can’t think of a time that has ever happened. I would start with a shake and spin. If you can not spin that wheel because the brakes are hung up, you may have two problems.
Am also experiencing the burning rubber smell, my mechanic says its just the bearing...I changed my bearings 3months ago now this again..got any advice?
If it smells like rubber i would start by checking your tires pressures. If that is ok check your tire treads. Make sure there isn't any feathering. The alignment could be off from worn, bent, or broken parts that you don't know about. That could create a slight tire smell from tread wear. Although not a super common symptom. But if you noticed it, it has to be coming from somewhere. So basically keep starting over at square one until you find the problem. Eventually you will catch the problem. There could have been multiple problems going on this whole time that were not caught. Sometimes they don't jump out at you, and require several tries. If a bearing was bad it's a great place to start. Process of elimination... 😀🔧
Thank you!! I wanted to make sure I wasn't getting taken advantage of by the Auto shop and they were right 🙂
Awsome! I’m glad it helped out 😀
Excellent video. My father has the same exact car and we just drove from NJ to Georgia and back and I could hear it the whole way. Of course he was like “I don’t hear anything!”
Thanks! I am really glad you didn't have a catastrophic failure. Long distance at high speed is the most likely condition for that to happen. I hope you figure out the cause and repair it right away 😀🔧
This was an amazing video. It is so hard to find an informative video on wheel bearings. And I struggle to identify car problems but your video helped a ton. thank you
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. You are most welcome 😃😃
Great video! It's very well explained and I had this problem just a couple minutes ago, the front right tire started roaring so we came to a stop and had no idea what it was but now I know what it is. Again good video and thank you
Glad to help! Fix ASAP😀🔧
excellent work!
Thanks for this video you confirmed the roaring sounds coming from the front passenger side. I was thinking it ws the bearings my car is 7 years old now. Guess it's time to start replacing some parts now. First time changing out all my bulbs as well. God bless you!
No problem. I’m glad I could help! Nice job. Yup sounds like there’s a bearing replacement in your immediate future. Don’t forget to shake abs spin all the bearings to pinpoint the bad one. 😀🔧🔧
@@EasyFixShaun Will do! Thanks! Have a great day!
You too. Happy new year! 🎉
@@EasyFixShaun Thanks! Happy New Year!
Super useful! Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!
You're very welcome!
Well thought out video. Great info and troubleshooting the actual bearing.
Thanks! I hope it helped out 😀🔧🔧
I have been trying to find the exact sound my car makes and this is exactly what I was looking for! Now I know I’m not just hearing things thanks!!
No way! Awesome, I am glad it helped you 😀
After the shakedown grab the strut or spring, spin the wheel. If you can feel the vibrations in your hand the bearing is bad. If you feel no vibrations the bearing is good. You are basically using the strut or spring as a frequency converter. It takes the harder to hear higher frequency and turns it into something low enough that you can feel with your hand.
PS I am a mechanic
Great tip on coil spring cars! Great explanation. Thanks man 😃🔧🔧
@@EasyFixShaun - do you know if you can do the spin test on an AWD (2nd Gen CRV)?
You can! Sometimes with AWD it makes it hard because of the viscous coupler that allows AWD to work. You will still be able to spin. But it might be too slow to detect bad wheel bearing noise. In that case i personally spin test the whole system with a helper and a stethoscope to pinpoint the bad bearing. That is dangerous though. The very best is to use a "chassis ear". You can clip audio detectors near each wheel bearing and test all four at the same time at any speed while driving down the road. Makes pinpointing any bad bearing super simple. I put links in the description. Tools range from $80-300ish. I prefer the wireless steel man option. Works so good.
@@EasyFixShaun wow a quick and detailed response from you, and super helpful in my time of worry (about this noise potentially be a wheel bearing issue)! What nice holiday gift :-). Thank you.
Yep I might look for audio detectors indeed, get one off the market or try to borrow/rent it somewhere.
Thank you again!
No problem. Sorry for the late reply. Some of these comments get buried when under another comment. Cheers 🍻
Thanks for this video! I searched for "wogwogwog rear wheel sound" and your video was recommended.
No way 🤣. Im glad it worked for you. Its a great description but i haven't heard that before! RUclips categorizes things so well. It is truly impressive 😀
Great video! My Jeep XJ does the same noise, now I know what to look for.
Thanks! Good luck finding your bearing 😀
Hi EasyFix
i have been hearing the same voice in my car for two month and was trying to figure it out with some mechanics. no mechanics were helpful as all of them have told nothing about hub bearings. but now after watching your amazing video i realized the problem and decided to replace the rear bearings. i am very grateful to you. you are smart mechanical engineer
Thanks man! I’m glad it helped you out!! It should help put you on the right path to getting your vehicle fixed 😄
Mine broke today.
Sorry to hear that. I hope you can get it fixed fast😀🔧
@@EasyFixShaun getting estimates. Everybody wants to rip me off.
@@KN-kp6mf Find one you trust 😉
You know a wheel bearing is on its way out , it starts sounding like the wife
165hz-255hz?
Oh damn so true!
Whiny?
You really did help on mine noticing my bearing got problem and ready to replace it as soon as possible to prevent anything happens to me on the highway, thank you!!!
No problem. Glad to help. Great job getting it fixed right away 😀
i enjoyed your videos.ive been a mechanic for over 40 yrs myself.your very good at what you do.keep up the good work..al
Thanks, will do! 😃😃
Wow, Chris Fix will be asking you for a few video tips now. Spot on. You're so right about how long they last too. Only did a rear wheel change twelve months ago, and here's me changing it in the early days of winter proper. SKF/Timken mix this time round though.
Haha! Thanks a lot. Bummer you gotta replace your bearing again. I’ve been there for sure. Thanks for kind comments 😀
@@EasyFixShaun whilst under there I could hear the diff in its death throws, so I threw in a diff swap at the same time. Happy Christmas on my back in the December rain! 😁😁
Sorry about your luck. Dress warm. Get r done. Hopefully your ride will last a while longer for you. 😀
Would you recommend replacing both wheel bearings such as Front Left/right if one goes bad or only the one? Thank you. Great video.
Thanks! I usually only do the one that is bad. But if you want to you can replace both. Especially if you have a trip coming up and you do your own work. You can save some money. Most times my people only want the bad parts replaced. If it were brakes, you always replace that stuff in pairs. Bearings you can go either way. On my own ride I usually only do the bad one. But one particular repair I did do both because the vehicle had 250k on it. If you want to save time, doing them both it’s not a horrible idea. That’s the long answer. Sorry I can’t just say yes or no 😀. It’s whatever works for you that will be best, as long as you at least replace the bad one. 🙂
@@EasyFixShaun Thanks for your help
You betcha!
Thanks for the info. Your 10000% right on getting quality bearings. I learned that the hard way😂
Oh no! Me too. Ive seen bearings fail so soon and so badly that i feel the economy parts industry may need oversight. It is downright scary sometimes.
Incredibly informative. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you so much for taking time to comment. Really helps 😀😀
I knew it. think its my rear. good work with sounds in the car. how come the other wheel spins opposite from each other? confused.
Do you mean like on the drive axle front or rear?
Easy Fix when you spin the wheel i can see the other wheel spinning in the opposite direction. confused.
Ok, ya anytime you spin a drive axle (front or rear) the oposite side will likely spin the opposite way because of how differentials work. If you have a "locker" in the differential then that will cause the tires on that drive axle to spin the same direction. This old school video is awesome on explaining how a differential works if you are interested. ruclips.net/video/yYAw79386WI/видео.html
It is awesome, I have watched it a couple of times. It is from 1937! Check it out! 😀
Thanks. I will do the shake and spin test once I get the chance.
It's either a bad bearing or a toy airplane is following me around when I drive at +40MPH lol.
haha! it could be a drone 🤓
Could also have something to do with your driveline or differential. Depends on what kind of vehicle you have.
Appreciate your work in this video man
No problem. Anytime!😀🔧
good job explaining bad bearing! Thanks
Glad to help! Thank you for your comment! 😃🔧
Thank you for this. The in-car noise in your video is the exact noise my car is making too, and this helps me determine my suspicions are correct in believing its wheel bearings. 175,000 Km's on my car, bearings have never been replaced. They will be now!
Awsome! I am glad you could match your sound up! That is probably one of most common type sound of bearings when they start making noise. Nice work figuring it all out 😀😀
Excellent Thanks. Is it better to replace in pairs?
I never replace in pairs. I replace the just the defective bearing. You could replace both if you want, It wouldn't hurt anything. Especially if you have a lot of miles on your vehicle. But usually it isn't necessary 😀
Very informative vidoe ! It helped me alot to identify that i had a bad wheel bearing
Excellent! I’m so glad it helped you out. 😃🔧🔧
thank you so much for taking the time to make this video , top guy💯
No problem. It does take effort and i really appreciate your comment 😀🔧
Mine never made the "growling" sound, my issue started after a tire change, when I was leaving the tire shop I started hearing and feeling a loud bang/clunk sound.
Especially when I hit a bump unevenly, or turned hard, over time I had a vibration at highway speeds.
Then a small noise that had a waka waka sound that would change depending on speed which slowly got louder over time.
Then a squeaking at low speed when the car was cold that sounded like a brake pad indicator or something rubbing.
Then I finally took it in to Pep Boy's, they had it for 2-3 hour checked everything, drove it twice, they said "We can't find anything, take it to Mazda..".
About 2-3 weeks later (last Friday) when driving to go get some food for lunch my rear driver side wheel made it's final 3 loud metallic clunks and my wheel went sideways and was being drug behind the car almost causing me to run into a wall, thankfully I was going slow so I didn't hit anyone and maintained control of the car long enough to get it off the road.
So long story short don't wait to get your car checked by a qualified competent mechanic when you hear or feel something off or unusual.
Hard it happened at any other point when I had been driving I would have been going much faster and possibly totalled the car, hit someone else or been seriously injured.
I am so glad you are ok. Wow. Most likely, it sounds like yours was loose. When it was inspected it probably was test driven and since no noise was heard, it was given back to you vs giving it a visual inspection on a hoist (shake and spin test also). Most likely it could have been caught. It happens all the time. Very scary i am glad you are ok and are getting it fixed 😀
How can you tell if it’s a bearing or the rear differential? Also, my rear wheels (both) seem really hard to spin. Brakes are new and calibers are not stuck etc.
Good question. There different ways to check for bad bearings with varying degrees of danger involved. The noise is from something spinning. So it could always be a differential. But...always check the most obvious source first. The wheel bearings are the most likely to fail. They are a wear item, they are greased from the factory and are never re-greased or serviced until failure. The rear differential bearings are the same basic type of bearing except a little bigger and are bathed in a constant bath of lubricating differential oil. So they are much less likely to fail. They do fail, don’t get me wrong. But the most likely failure will always us be the wheel bearings. So check those first. I’m not sure why your wheels spin hard. You may need to track that down first so you can spin check them. If after performing the shake and spin test on all wheels I still can’t pinpoint the problem....I will spin the tires with the engine and a helper. I will listen to all wheel bearings and differential bearings to find the culprit. It is an advanced technique that has more danger involved because I am under the vehicle on a hoist with it running and everything spinning. The safest way to test and the best way to learn, get a chassis ear. They are electronic and have little microphones to clip on all the components you think could be bad. Then you just go for a test drive and listen through the device. Some models even have bluetooth and use the audio system in the car. They are pretty awsome. I hope this helps. 😀
Thank you so much! Great presentation.
You're very welcome! Thank you 😃🔧
Very helpful video! It actually helped me to identify for sure what problem I was having. The sound in the "second" one was almost spot on.
Thank you for this video also checked your the one with different bearing methods, great stuff.
Thanks a lot! I am very glad to help out 😃😃
Great video. I'm starting to hear this noise on my 2013 Nissan Altima with 76k miles. Kind of hard to believe it would be a wheel bearing so soon, but I will do this test to confirm. Could also be my tires as they are getting close to the wear bars and are cracked and dry rotted.
Thanks! Ya tires can make some similiar noises if they get feathered bad enough. When you spin test on the hoist and check for play, it eliminates the tire noise from the equation and helps to pinpoint a bearing. So hopefully that will help!
If the INNER race of the bearing is damaged, you will hear a clunk with each wheel revolution. OUTER race damage will produce a constant roaring sound.
Doesn't quite work that way😀🔧
@Non-Stick Pan Good point. If the wheel bearing is clunking or roaring it needs replacement. I have never really heard a clunking noise though😃🔧
@@EasyFixShaun I think he's confused wheel bearing with CV joints.
@@michael00collins Possible for sure. One thing I know with certainty is that when shifting side to side, if the noise changes a bad wheel bearing has been confirmed. It however does not confirm bad bearing location. The shake and spin test in the video helps locate the bad bearing. There are other methods also such as a stethoscope or a chassis ear 😃🔧
@@EasyFixShaun well I have bearing noise. Doesn’t seem to be excessive play in any of the wheels. And it’s constant above 15mph doesn’t matter where I put weight it’s always making noise
100 % on point I have the same noise. Thanks for the video.
Thank you! Glad it helped 😃😃
this is the best video and very helpful for my car
Thank you! Glad to help out 😃🔧
Two months ago i had my tires rotated so my newest winters with full tread were on the front. Since then i have head a whirring sound similar to jeep tires on pavement. I recently had my read brakes replaced and the mechanic said he heard the whirring noise and that it was the bearings. I am not hearing the clicking or rough growling or vibrating. When I asked if it was just the new winter tires as it only began when they were moved to the front he said it could be. Can the whirring be an initial sound of bad bearings?
Ok. Tires can make a similar sound to wheel bearings. To me it if very distinguishable and different. But it can be hard to tell for people that don't deal with it everyday. Feathering of the tire tread can cause a noise very similar to bad wheel bearings. If I hear what I perceive to be tire noise, I will visualy check all tires for feathering. If they are feathered badly I know there is a good chance that is the noise. I will still do the "shake and spin test" on the hoist to double check there isn't a bad wheel bearing that I can easily find. I have seen tire rotations cause the noise and then tire rotation quiet the noise down and then a slight bearings noise can now be heard. You could have two things going on and you should make sure that you don't. You can run the tires until they quiet down if that is the only problem. You shouldn't run on a bad bearing. That is how I would diagnose your car. I hope that helps you understand. I think from what you are saying that most likely the tires are where the noise is coming from. But.....I would recommend the "shake and spin test" like in the video any time you suspect a bad bearing is possible. That test will usually expose the bad wheel bearing quickly 😃
Great Tutorial. Thanks! The right rear wheel bearing on my 2014 Subaru Forester went bad at 81k miles. It spent its first 4 winters in Massachusetts and the mating surfaces between the wheel hub and the knuckle were rusty and it was REALLY hard to remove. Your video on the Hub Shocker pushed me over the edge and I'm ordering one for next time. I used a MOOG replacement wheel hub and the hum disappeared, but unfortunately, after 17,000 miles it started humming again. MOOG was great about replacing it under warranty (just had to ship the bad one back to them) and so I put the second MOOG in at 98k. Again the hum disappeared, but around 125k I started hearing the hum (that's 27,000 miles on the 2nd one until it started humming.) I've put it off and it has gotten louder and finally now at 136k, I'm getting around to replacing. Free or not, I didn't want to keep replacing the same wheel bearing, so I went to Subaru for my next one. I'm waiting for the Hub Shocker to arrive before I put it in. I got the MOOG bearing for $107. I got the Subaru OEM for $155 on-line and picked up at my local dealer. I'm not trying to bash MOOG, just sharing the experience I had. All of the suspension components on that wheel seem fine and I can't imagine anything that would be causing only the right rear wheel bearing to fail.
Thanks for the comment! I would be you are right and you have a bad bearing again. Subaru rear bearings are having a lot of problems. Moog has gone downhill for a half decade now. I have seen the same thing. Check out everything while you are replacing the bearing and perform the shake and spin test like in the video before and after your bearing replacement to be sure its fixed. That should help locate any other loose parts. Did you see hub shocker 2.0 video? I solved mounting issues and bearing seperation issues for your next replacement. The tool is amazing! 😃🔧
@@EasyFixShaun Thanks for your quick feedback. I did see your hub shocker 2.0 review (nice job btw) and I have one on its way to me. I was leaning toward getting one, but your video is what pushed me over the edge. $95 on Amazon and free shipping. About using the MOOG wheel hub - I've gone with aftermarket parts for just about everything for the cost savings and this is the first time they've let me down. Yesterday, I put a Cardone front CV axle in the Forester. It was $52 at RockAuto compared to $399 (no typo - really $399 for just the part) for the OEM Subaru axle online and even more in person.
I agree aftermarket is usually ok. But there’s major quality issues with some stuff. So I usually try em once and then never again if burned. The subbie shafts are expensive but worth it. The cheap axles are nice. But it seems like they have a three year time limit max. So if you are keeping the car it can be worth the 399. The subbie shafts never go bad unless the boots tear abs let water in. I’m glad you got the tool! Let me know how it works for you?
@@EasyFixShaun Update...I could tell the bad bearing was in back from my driving test and it *seemed* like it was the right rear again (which was the 2nd MOOG with 38k miles.) But on closer inspection (using the recommendations in this video) I realized it was the LEFT rear hub that was original and had 136k miles. So RR original lasted 81k, LR original lasted 125k and finally replaced yesterday at 136k. The first MOOG replacement lasted only 17k, but MOOG replaced it for free and the 2nd one is actually still fine after 38k (so not as much of a knock on MOOG as I originally posted.) I used the Hub Shocker 2.0 that you recommend in a different video and it was a GAME CHANGER!! A few notes on that... 1) It is key to remove the ABS sensor, 2) I had the car on jack stands and I used a jack to brace underneath the knuckle at a control arm so the force wasn't absorbed by the suspension and 3) I was nervous about having the axle nut on - (I just replaced the RF CV axle and don't want to put any unnecessary force on the axle joints - probably being overly conservative) so I left it off. With the hub shocker rotated to the top, the hub bearing didn't try to separate - so it worked without having the nut on. I had to smack the hub shocker pretty hard with an 8 lb hammer like in your video, but it was 1000 times easier than the way I did the previous one.
@@jeffwatson2915 Nice Job Jeff. You did it perfectly! A+ 😊
Money saver!!! Being a female with zero knowledge of mechanics this helps me go to a mechanic and tell them exactly what's wrong without them telling me otherwise!
Thank you! I am so glad to help you out 😃🔧
Thanks so much, this video was very helpful for me. I really appreciated it 😀
No problem 😃
Thank you on the advice, unfortunately I replaced all 4 wheels and tires, everything is tight up front, was told it was a bent axle, but replaced that and no difference, also corrected pinion angle with no change. Maybe it’s nothing but my rear view mirror gets slightly blurry with this slight vibration, the driveline is smooth at 80, if it wasn’t I’d feel the vibration by holding the transmission shifter, which as you know sits right on top of the transmission
Sorry about that. It sucks when you can not find the problem. Did you perform the "shake and spin test" in the video? Everything tight on the steering suspension? If so, anytime that happens for me I start back at square one and repeat my diagnosis. It sounds as if something spinning is causing your problem without a doubt. Some noise vibration and harshness issues are an extreme pain because there are so many components that spin. Many of those parts, problems can not be seen easily. Like inside of a cv axle boot, or inside of a tire if a belt is shifted and causing a pull or something. I would start over by spinning all components and do a visual test to start eliminating each component one by one. It is possible a rim could be bent or the hub mount has rust under a rotor or something and the spinning surface is not true. I have had both of the issues send me on a wild goose chase. Just spitballing some more ideas for you. Sounds like you have a hard problem to diagnoses. Keep working at it and put the time in. Work your way through it. You will find it 😃🔧🔧
Thank you! I will get back when I finally resolve this, I’ve driven the jeep on a 200 mile trip yesterday and honestly it’s livable but just know it’s not right.
I had a wrangler with 33s, it started vibrating over time. Rotating the tires resolved the issue.
Thank you so very much. This is so helpful. My 2006 Toyota Forerunner is doing this right now 😞 I cannot afford the repairs so I'm going to try to take a crack at it myself.
No problem I’m glad it helped out. Make sure you pinpoint the bad bearing with the “shake and spin test” 😃
Excellent content. This was very helpful.
Glad to hear it! 😀
😭OMG THANK YOU this was so helpful
No problem!! 😃😃
you can borrow my tools if I can get some more on your tab on the snapon truck
haha!
I just replaced my wheel bearing on left side and it is humming pretty good now
My problem was that when I was trying to accelerate my Mercedes-Benz, I was getting the sensation that the car was exhausted ( like it couldn't handle the increase of speed) and making this sound like the one you describe. My shop told me the emergency parking brake actuator was bad and front wheel bearings. They fixed the actuator, not yet the bearing, now the car can accelerate but the humming sound is still there ( I will take it to a regular shop to replace, the dealer is too expensive). My question is, how likely is that both things broke at the same time? I thought the sound started when I couldn't accelerate the car. Thanks, u r great.
Hi Susan! It's hard to say if both repairs were needed at the same time. If the car is older and has high mileage I would say the likely hood of the that happening increases. I wouldn't think one caused the other unless the bad bearing and bad brake actuator are on the same wheel. If they are on the same wheel, Its possible one problem caused the other or caused a questionable bearing to go bad after the actuator froze. Does that make sense. It's hard to say. Hopefully once the bearing is fixed it will drive great for you. 😃
Thank you for the very helpful video. What you portrayed is exactly what I described … like sricking something in the spikes of a bicycle tire.
No problem. I'm glad you liked that demonstration, it is one of my favorites. 😀🔧
Excellent description & sound 👌👌
Thank you! Cheers 🍻
Would a bad wheel bearing make a grinding noise especially when making left hand turns.
Yes, it could be a bad bearing. It is very common for noise to be louder when turning slightly to one direction or the other. The noise would be quieter in the opposite direction. I would say you most likely have a bad wheel bearing. The next step, shake and spin all the wheels like in the video to get a visual and listen to the wheel bearings. Usually this will pinpoint the bad bearing for me easily. Make sure you do all four wheels. Bad wheel bearings tend to send the noise where it is not. You could hear the noise in front, but end up finding a bad bearing in the rear. Or you think the bad one is on the left, when its actually on the right. I am right about 1/2 the time. Try it out and report back if you have any luck! 😃
The noise I’m hearing from my drivers side wheel is a high pitched whine. Its worse during the cold, but after a few minutes it’ll go away. Is that a bearing?
Hard to say exactly. I would suspect a bearing or brake concern. I would next perform the shake and spin test from the video to try to pinpoint the problem. 😀🔧🔧
Thanks for making this video....very informative and helpful 🙂
My pleasure 😊
Gracias por el consejo me sirvio mucho y fue de mucha ayuda