I been driving with bad wheel bearing for a week.?

Question

Today I just found out that I need the whole hub. How long can I drive it like this I need like two weeks.

Answer 1

Assuming that your car has a bearing hub assembly, the next thing to happen (worse case scenario) is that the axle and bearings seperate, and your wheel falls off.

Take the hit and get it fixed now, or start getting a ride from someone else for a couple of weeks until you can get it fixed properly.

Answer 2

Driving With Wheel Bearing Noise

Answer 3

If it's only been a week and a couple hundred miles you can still drive for a while. I've driven with a bad hub on my Grand Prix in the past until I could get time to change it. If not sure jack the car up and shake the wheel in and out at the bottom. If you have movement it's better to park the car until you do the fix. Many people don't hear the bearing noise until the wheel's about to fall off. Got that radio turned up?

Answer 4

As long as you can stand the noise and/or vibration from the bad bearing, you can drive it until the wheel stops turning. The wheel won't fall off because it is attached to the hub by the lugs, not the bearing. The danger lies in the wheel freezing up (not rotating) and causing an accident. I recommend that it be replaced as soon as possible.

Answer 5

The hub is that small round thing that holds those lugnuts you see, sticking out of it, that you attach your wheel, ya know? Well, if you start to hear a knocking coming from that tire, it's because the lugnuts are loose, and the more you drive it around, the more chance you have for your wheel coming completely off of your car as you're driving, increasing your risk for a car accident or body damage to your car. You could also break you CV axle off, too, which is expensive to fix. I really wouldn't reccommend driving it around until you get the hub replaced: have you called your local junk yards to ask if they have one there? They'll check for you, and its cheaper than buying from the dealer.

The only thing I can suggest if you're wanting to drive your car into the ground, is to carry a socket wrench in your car that fits the nuts on your tire, and tighten those up each time you drive your car, until you decide that your safety is more important than being cheap, and GET YOU DAMNED CAR FIXED!

Answer 6

I recommend you stop now and have it fixed. I had a customer do the exact same thing........... Well needless to say, a week later he came back on a rollback and the hub disintegrated and his front tire came off and still hasn't found it to this day.

His expense to fix the problem went from a little of 100.00 to near 500.00, plus the tow fee. Not to mention the possibility of an accident.

So I'd save yourself the headache and get it fixed asap!
Good luck and I hope this helps!

Answer 7

Until your wheel falls off.

Did it occur to you to ask the mechanic who diagnosed your problem? Seriously, you might make it the two weeks or even two months...or you might lose your entire wheel tonight while driving 80 mph on the freeway.

The choice is yours.

Bottom line though, if you're like most people (including myself when I was younger and much poorer) I'm guessing you really don't have a choice in the matter.

Answer 8

I have driven for a month before with a whining wheel bearing before I changed it, of course it was front wheel drive, you didn't say what you have but if it's grinding I would park the car until you can get it fixed.

Answer 9

I wouldn't drive it until it's fixed. You're likely to get stranded at the worst possible time, or have an accident. Also, i helped a friend of mine with the same problem on an S-10 Blazer, it was not too difficult/time consuming to replace.

Answer 10

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Very dangerous. Take a cab or ride with someone. The bad wheel can fail and take the wheel right out of your hand making you suddenly change lanes into someone.