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Originally Posted by Bmwtvboy
My X has 262K miles on it. 01/3.0. Trans is solid. Noticed a shallow, howling from the right front wheel only on left turns. (Passenger side). Right turns and straight, nothing. My commute, 35,45, 55,45, 35,45. FL is flat and mostly straight, 25 miles each way.
So, how many miles can I get out of this degrading wheel bearing?
What are the most dire consequences as I continue to add miles.
I don't really want to spend much more on it. It has very slight oil pan leak.
Still gets good mpg, and drives nice. Not much highway driving these days.
ABS,DSC Lights been on for years, but there seem to be no braking issues, even under extreme raining condition.
I really need a light pickup truck to haul the motorcycle around in the future.
And the driver seat is shot. It's like sitting on a metal bar along the right side. Ouch.
What say you?
Thanks.  |
If you can put up with the howl you probably have a few more thousand miles before it gets real bad.
You will notice play in the wheel bearing up in the air and on the ground the brake pedal will be lower than normal on the first press but can be pumped back up with 2 or 3 presses. This is the play in the wheel bearing allowing the brake rotor to push back the pads in the caliper.
Best advise is to just fix the problem and replace the bearing, only takes a couple of hours and there are plenty of DIY threads here documenting everything it takes.
I think one of our members Andrew has the front wheel bearing replacement down to 30 minutes in the car.
*EDIT* I did not understand your commute numbers. Are those minutes to cover 25 miles? Everytime I run down i95, I am doing 85 MPH and cars are blowing past me like I am standing still.