Video: Wheel bearing tips and tricks

Video: Wheel bearing tips and tricks

In this video, Andrew Markel of TD’s sister publication Shop Owner answers the following questions about wheel bearings:

  • Where do I place a stethoscope when listening for a bad bearing?
  • What part should be removed first when replacing a wheel bearing?
  • In what direction should the bearing be mounted in the knuckle? 

This video is sponsored by Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper, and was originally posted on Shop Owner.

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