The lowly and often taken-for-granted wheel bearing hasn’t really changed much in design or function since the dawn of the automotive age save the move to incorporate them into wheel hub and bearing ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In 40-plus years of working on cars, I have tackled nearly every job, from simple tune-ups and fluid changes to complex engine swaps.

After 100,000 hard off-road kilometres, you'd be wise to check pretty much every system and component of your car, including the wheel bearings. Bush tracks and rough regional roads put all sorts of ...

Over the last 10 years technology has struck in ever facet of our world from computers to electronic paper towel dispensers in the restrooms. I say give me back the lever, two pushes and I have enough ...

Packing wheel bearings is one of our favorite things to do. OK, we're lying. It's a dirty, messy, tedious job, but a very important job all the same. The basic premise of a wheel bearing is a hub that ...

Some older cars, as well as many boat and utility trailers, have wheel bearings that require grease jobs. Here's how often ...

When wheel bearings go bad, you'll know. Here are some top replacements. If you’ve spent many years owning a car or truck, especially one that’s out of warranty, you’ve probably heard the song of the ...

Over the past few years, our Pewter Rocket C5 has undergone numerous high-speed track tests in search of journalistic truth. These evaluations have included many laps at Road Atlanta and Moroso ...

Endurance Warranty, Omega Auto Care, Toco Warranty and American Dream Auto Protect Your car’s powertrain warranty will likely cover wheel bearings if they fail due to a defect, though some ...

Typically, wheel bearings are like Simon and Garfunkel (or Disturbed, if you prefer) and emit "The Sound of Silence." Not the song, that'd be annoying, but actual silence. However, when wheel bearings ...

Greasing wheel bearings can get very messy very quickly, in a very kindergarten kind of way. The trick is to embrace the ooze, because greasing is the fun and easy part. The hard bit comes when ...