Wheel-ends function as a system: the spindle, hub, and rim (or wheel), as well as the bearings and the fasteners, all work in concert to keep the wheels in place and the tires running straight and ...

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The difference between good and bad in the wheel bearing world is a very fine line — about the width of a couple of human hairs, to be imprecise. That's not much of a margin considering the potential ...

In leaked audio, a Union Pacific manager is heard telling an employee to ignore freight car wheel bearing problems — the issue behind the East Palestine crash.

Your shop is partially right Bruce, this kind of thing is difficult to predict - but not impossible. A regular inspection might have revealed the problem, but only if the wheels were rotated by hand ...

Everyone recognizes the importance of regular oil changes and chassis lubrication, but front wheel bearing lubrication is often overlooked and indefinitely postponed. However, it is just as important ...

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 ...

I took my 2002 Nissan X-Trail to a mechanic to have a front wheel bearing fixed. While that was being done the mechanic told me both front wheel bearings and the hubs needed to be replaced, at a cost ...