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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?
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From personal experience here's my numbers. These were both rear bearings mind you.
I had an e36 convertible that started making bearing noises and I put about 17,000 km on it.
The e83 that just got retired started making bearing noises and I put over 40,000 km on the bearing.
I can tell you there are several stages of bearing howl and vibration.
Whatever you think sounds bad in the first few km pales in comparison to the more advanced levels
Worst case scenario in rear wheel drive is your front wheel comes off. For awd vehicles is the bearing comes apart and you'll be replacing axles, hubs and possibly the steering knuckle but the axles should hold it in place.