Wheel Bearing?

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MudslinginXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Pennsylvania

• Mar 25, 2005

• #1

Took my jeep to get aligned today and was told that the alignment shop couldn't align it because there was a bad wheel bearing on the passenger side front. Would this be able to pass inspection with a bad wheel bearing? Reason im wondering is because i just got it inspected and back not even a week ago.

 

Matthew Currie

NAXJA Member #760

Location

Vermont, land of big clay

• Mar 25, 2005

• #2

It really depends on the inspection. If the baring wasn't all that loose, an inspection could easily miss it, but if the alignment shop spun it, they might have felt or heard the roughness. I just had a bearing go recently; it had no play at all, but it roared.

 

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MudslinginXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Pennsylvania

• Mar 25, 2005

• #3

Ok, that makes sense then because on the way over my mother road with me and was complaining about a grinding noise up front and made me turn everything down and listen, i personally didn't hear anything but, i'll just go ahead and cough up the $150 and replace it.

 

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MudslinginXJ

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Pennsylvania

• Mar 25, 2005

• #4

Just for furture reference RockAuto.com has the $155 Napa Wheel Bearing Hub Assemblys for $97.79. Shipped to my door for 104.76

 

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idahjo

NAXJA Forum User

Location

USA

• Mar 26, 2005

• #5

MudslinginXJ said:

Would this be able to pass inspection with a bad wheel bearing? Reason im wondering is because i just got it inspected and back not even a week ago.

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Do you REALLY expect a government-sponsored entity [read: revenue-generating scheme] to work hard enough to find anything that does not just 'jump up and grab them'?