The wheel bearings are an essential part of the wheels of your car.

Wheel bearings are basically a group of balls which are attached to a metal ring which are located inside of the wheel hub.

The wheel hub is the hollow metal area in the middle of the wheel and the tires are bolted onto the wheel hub.

Gradually, the wheel bearings get worn out due to the immense stress involved when the wheels rotate on the road.

Here are some of the common reasons for the damaged and noisy wheel bearings in your car. - Uneven roads - Waterlogged streets - Poor installation - Unbalanced tires - Car accident

There is more pressure on your wheel bearings while driving over uneven roads and terrain which leads to premature damages.

Eventually, the steel balls of the bearings will develop small damaged areas and other imperfections which will limit their ability to reduce friction for the wheels.

Wheel bearings have a tough time dealing with water because while driving on a flooded street, the seals won’t be able to prevent water from entering into the bearings.

The main reason for the damage to the bearings is the lubricant which is usually a petroleum- based lubricant that doesn’t mix well with water.

If you just recently had new wheel bearings installed and you’re already noticing strange noises and other problems, then it must mean that your wheel bearings were not installed properly.

In such a case, either the mechanic was negligent, or they did not install the wheel bearings to the manufacturer’s specifications.

Part of any good car maintenance routine is to get your tires balanced or else, certain wheel bearings will endure more pressure and stress than other wheel bearings.

This will cause them to wear out faster and become noisy and damaged.

In case of a car accident which has damaged your wheels, then the wheel bearings may have been impacted too.

This could easily cause them to be damaged to the point where they’re malfunctioning and creating all those strange noises.

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