![]() So, here’s what will happen if one of your rear wheel bearing starts to kick the bucket. You’ll also likely feel your car pulling a little bit to the left or the right - depending on which rear wheel bearing is dying - when you’re trying to drive in a straight line. ![]() Your car will start to feel loose, which is really the feeling of your wheel starting to become disconnected and loose. ![]() The handling in your car may start to shift if you have a dying rear wheel bearing. This will apply to certain trucks.If you drive your car nearly everyday, you’re probably familiar with how it feels…and especially when it feels different. On some vehicles, the wheel bearing is pressed onto an axle shaft and thus the axle must be extracted from the axle carrier.On vehicles where the wheel bearing is pressed into a cavity within the steering knuckle, the steering knuckle must be removed from the vehicle in order to press out the old bearing and press in the new bearing.Finally, the brake rotor and brake caliper are re-attached, the wheel installed and the car is road tested.All YourMechanic professionals use calibrated torque wrenches on these critical fasteners. ![]() Special attention must be given to tightening the axle nut to the exact factory specification because over or under-tightening can damage the newly installed bearing. In many cases, it is required to discard the old axle nut and replace with a new one. On installation of the new hub assembly to the knuckle, the bolts are torqued to the factory specification.
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