Hi,
My wife just found out that the rear wheel bearings on her Santa Fe are worn totally down. The mechanic told her that it is still to drive for about a week (until the replacement parts arrive). I would appreciate a second opinion from you all. Would a bearing failure at speed result in a possible loss of control?
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Are you hearing a growling noise from that wheel? If so, I wouldn't drive it until you drive it to the shop to have the bearing replaced. If not, I would just drive slowly and for short distances until the part arrives.
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Right now it just sounds like having rugged off-road tires on the car (kinda additional humming). But my wife would be driving on the autobahn at speeds in excess of 75mph, so I am worried.
A bearing failure at speed certainly could/would result in a loss of control. Worst case, the wheel can separate from the car.
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Yeah, I think anytime you can use the words 'totally worn' and 'autobahn' in the same sentence it's better to play it safe and wait for the new parts.
I know nothing and I wouldn't drive it.
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Thanks everyone! I am surprised the mechanic said it would be okay to drive. I will have to have a word with him next week when the dealership does the repair.
How old is your Santa Fe, sir? (Just curious; in the market...)
It's a 2009 with about 75,000 km. it's a pretty good car, no issues but for the bearings. The only thing I don't like about it is the interior plastic which is really fragile and gets scuffed by anything that touches it. Otherwise, I am pleasantly surprised by the engineering.Originally Posted by skypigeon
I had a car which I drove (unknowingly) with a bad bearing after 184,000 miles.....it was good, right up to the moment it siezed and the wheel locked tight as a drum, put a big flat spot in the tire and put a ton of heat onto the wheel.....if he says it's ok and you do, just temper the thought that heat means something is going wrong so if the hub is putting off heat it's time to just drive it to the mechanic and leave it sit there.
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I would be very leary of driving anything beyond local areas and would not be looking at any high speed roads.
If that's the noise they are making,,, like off road tires are installed,
and they are not installed, the bearings are history... All of the above
are correct, don't drive it, it could completely fail at any time... The
"hard chrome" has failed...The noise you hear, are the "pits" in the
"race", running against "pitted rollers" or balls... They still may call
them "Ball Bearings", but they probably are not "Ball Bearings"...
They are probably "Roller Bearings", and if there are making any
noise, they are eating themselves up...
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Throw a jack under it, grip the top and the bottom of the wheel and give it a shake. If there's a little play (less than 1/8" forwards and backwards ) I'd say it's safe for the week. If there's extreme play (loose/wobbly) then I would consider it undrivable.
The bearings used in those bearings are double row ball or tapered roller.
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That seems awfully early for wheel bearings to go bad.
You have never seen my wife drive.
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