How do you know when your front wheel bearings need to be replaced or repacked? i was cleaning my wheels and i noticed grease around the center hubs. is this bad? what does it mean? thanks guys!

 

I go by mileade. When I hit 75-80k its time for new seals and a repack. The grease gets old and crusty because of the parifin content. If you see scoring or wear you should replace them. I did mine last year and I think it was under 50.00 for everything with synthetic grese. ALWAYS replace the seals!

Good luck,
BILL

 

The way i've always checked my wheel bearings was to jack the car up and check for back and forth slop in the bearings. I put one hand behind the top of the tire and one hand behind the bottom of the tire and try to shake the wheel back and forth. You can also check your ball-joints like this.