How do you check if your wheel bearing is going?

 

you have to Load it... gets Louder while Turning, best place is a Off or On Ramp off the HWY... its like a woooow wooooow woooow sound...

 

just recently replaced my front left wheel bearing. basically it got so loud that i couldnt carry a conversation with my wife in the car.

 

I have always just touched the lug nuts. If the are HOT after normal driving you are starting to have issues. Warm is normal. I know it is not the correct way but it has never failed me.

 

Second on that woooow wooooow woooow sound... If your passenger comments on the noise, its time to replace...

 

I think he wants to check, not wait til it's almost gone and listen for sounds.

Jack the wheel up you want to check. Put one hand on 12 o'clock and the other at 6 o'clock. Rock her back and forth. Anything more than about 1/8th of an inch of play will mean your bearing is worn down and needs servicing.

 

He wants to check for wheel bearings, not ball joints.

You can just find a long empty stretch of road and do a fake slalom and this should be good enough to uncover any wheel bearing noises.

 

i think the wheel will feel wobbly if the bearing is bad. so, testing it this way should work. i never had a bearing issue so can't confirm but that's what i have heard

 

Probably should pull the hub assembly and visually/physically inspect.....Only way to know for sure.