Do you hear that humming sound as you manuver a curve on to a straight road? Are your anti-lock brake system (ABS) light on? Tendency is that the noise produced during the manuver is a wheel bearing noise.
The wheel bearing noise gets grumpy if you don’t change it as soon as you hear some humming or cricking sound while stirring your wheel. Question is, how to change wheel bearings? If you’re an expert on fixing mechanical parts such as the wheel bearing then proceed on acquiring the tools needed. If you are somewhat questioning on how to change wheel bearings then it’s best that you go to your nearest automobile repair shop and have your wheel bearing checked and replaced.
Wheel bearing of your car needs to be inspected and changed every often, the same as your brake service should. Ignoring your wheel bearing, can lead to vehicular accidents when those “tiny balls” called bearing gets squashed. Stirring your wheel won’t respond either stirring left or right thus creating an unimaginable tragedy most especially when you’re driving at top speed.
If you are to change the bearing yourself, then be sure your car is parked on a flat surface. Block the front wheel if you are to change the rear wheel and if you are to change the front wheel, block the rear wheel. It’s best to keep in mind all safety precautions needed in changing the wheel bearing of your car. “Prevention is better than cure” as always.
Tools and materials needed are new wheel bearings, wheel bearing grease or high temperature grease, car jack, wheel block, large adjustable wrench , pliers (preferably needle-nose), screw driver(preferably one set), rags or damp clothes( as many as you can provide because the job will definitely greasy), safety glasses and safety gloves.