just want to know what a bad front bearing looks like and if you can see it once you have pulled axle out, or is this all internal and cannot be seen????

 

uh is there something wrong with yours? signs of bad wheel bearings are if the car is jacked up and wheels secure to the hub with the lug nuts, if the wheel can move in and out a little by pushing and pulling a little on the top portion of the tire then it is starting to go. another sign is a cricket noise chirp type of noise every once and a while. if it needs to be replaced, buy the wheel bearing separate, take a day with some beer and remove the hub/spindle assembly from the car and take it to a shop...
mine cost a total of 135 including the bearing and taking it somewhere to be pressed in. labor was 90$

if you think something inside is getting bad, such as the teeth thats a totally separate problem.. signs of that would be grinding noise/ the car will jerk


Modified by tofast2belast at 8:26 PM 2/13/2008

 

i changed axle that was on that side and my wheel does not shake when jacked up so im trig to figure out why my car has got vibration and shaking up front. im lost i dont know what it is maybe i will try a alignment and rebalance wheels and tires and go from there cause i dont want to change bearings if thats not it. i dont mind spending the cash to fix it i just gotta know the problem or after a while im gonna start replacing everything, lol......

 

well when you remove the tie rod and lca from the spindle, its a good idea to get a re alignment. aligning and balancing should fix the problem... is the vibrations like in pulses at certain speeds?

 

it was both front wheel bearings, it rides like a champ and smooth. i had no idea wheel bearsing could do that much damage and make car run like junk. you would swear my car was just bought brand new off a honda lot.....thanks guys!!!!!