Wheel Bearings

Wheel bearings are essential part of your wheels (each vehicle has two front wheel bearings and two rear wheel bearings). The primary function of a wheel bearing is to allow the wheel to spin freely as well as keep it fixed onto the vehicle. Though there are many different styles of wheel bearings, they all perform the same job.Most Popular Trailer Wheel Bearings. The easiest way to determine which bearings are used on your trailer axle is to take the hub off and check for the numbers stamped into the bearings. If the bearing numbers cannot be read, the next best solution is to find the bearings' inner diameter. Aside from the actual part number.

Is the wheel bearing covered by the warranty? Many manufacturers include the wheel bearings in the drive axle (e.g. front wheel bearings in a front-wheel drive vehicle) in the powertrain warranty coverage. Otherwise, wheel bearings are covered by the basic new car warranty. A bad wheel bearing might not be covered if it is damaged in an accident.