{"id":1216,"date":"2025-09-11T06:49:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T06:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2025-09-17T05:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T05:22:21","slug":"how-long-can-you-drive-on-a-bad-wheel-bearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.way.com\/ask\/how-long-can-you-drive-on-a-bad-wheel-bearing\/","title":{"rendered":"How long can you drive on a bad wheel bearing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Once you start to notice any sign of a bad wheel bearing,<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> avoid exceeding 500 miles<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> with that issue. A failing wheel bearing will increase your difficulty in driving. But with a <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">high-quality wheel bearing,<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> you can drive for<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> another 1000 miles, <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">as per the estimate, but <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">we don\u2019t recommend doing it.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Here are the various bad wheel bearing symptoms:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Grinding<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> or grating noise from your wheel or tire <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is the most common and easily recognizable symptom<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Take note of whether the noise <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">is getting<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> louder when accelerating the vehicle.<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Low responsiveness when you steer your car often indicates a defect in your wheel bearing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">When the car is not responding as per your command, it also often indicates a worn wheel bearing.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Extremely uneven wear on tires also indicates false wheel bearings.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A failing ABS sensor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wheel bearings, in general, have a <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">lifespan of 85,000 to 100,000 miles, <\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">and once your car is nearing this number of miles, you should keep an eye on the bad wheel-bearing symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">average cost for replacing a worn wheel bearing<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, excluding taxes, is <\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">$350 per wheel<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once you start to notice any sign of a bad wheel bearing, avoid exceeding 500 miles with that issue. 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