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Can i drive a long distance on bad hub bearings?
only if your willing to risk you wheel falling off. In other words it's not safe.
Can you still drive your Ford Contour with bad wheel barrings?
sure you can drive with bad wheel bearings. right up till the wheel falls off, or the bearings sieze and lock up and cause lots of expensive damage.bad bearings have also been known to overheat before seizing, and cause fire in carso yes you can still drive if you wish to trash your car completely
Would bad front wheel bearings prevent a transmission from shifting?
No, bad front wheel bearings would not prevent a transmission from shifting. If your car has bad front wheel bearings you will notice wheel noise or wheel looseness.
What if you dont fix bad wheel bearings on a Windstar?
If you don't replace bad wheel bearings they will seize up and break your drive axle. It would be cheaper to replace them as soon as possible.See "Related Questions" below for detailed procedures for replacing Windstar wheel bearings - really not a terrible job to do.
How do you know your wheel bearings are going bad?
you hear a sound from the wheel
Will your brakes go to the floor if wheel bearings are bad?
No
What causes cars to vibrate?
Unbalanced tires, warped rotor, bad engine mount, bent drive shaft, bent wheel, bad wheel bearings, bad U-Joint or CV joint, or your car might have a rough idle.
Is it safe to drive with a bad wheel bearing?
Not knowing how bad the bearing is, I can't say how long it will last before the wheel falls off. Drive to your local garage for repair and don't take the highway.
A 91 Ford Escort may have the bearings going out in the right rear wheel it is causing the rear end to vibrate WO removing the tire any other telltale signs and can the tire come off if bearings bad?
A bad wheel bearing is always noisy. As you drive the car, steer it like you are changing lanes( to shift the load on the bearing) and listen for a change of pitch in the noise. If it is bad it will change pitch. Wheel bearings have to be REAL bad to cause vibration; are you sure you don't have a bent rim/ bad tire?
Do the front wheel bearings make sound like truck tires a hum?
yes they sound like 4 wheel drive mud tires when bad you can tell what side is bad by turning the wheel slightly to the left and then right while going straight
What makes a car shimmy at 35 mph?
could be tires out of round,bent rim,out of balence wheel or wheel bearings. or it could be the u-joint is bad and it is off balancing your drive shaft
Can you wheel tilt inwards because of bad ball bearings?
Yes. If the wheel is off the ground a little movement is normal. If the car is on the ground, don't drive the car until it's fixed
