Hello car folks! My brother came to the USA to spend some time with the family and upon taking my car for a joyride for his first experience, he said to me You have been driving all this time with a bad rear wheel bearings He could hear a humming noise coming from the left side from the rear whee…

Update Car was professionally looked at and the bearings were found in good condition. However, rear tires are worn uneveningly which is causing the noise. Right front tire reading: 5/32 Left front tire reading: 5/32 Right rear tire reading: 4/32 Left rear tire reading: 2/32 I wonder why the…

[image] db4690: It’s also possible that’s tire noise, not bearing noise You were right. Thank you. Thanks everyone for your insight and valuable info.

You’re welcome :smiling_face:

[image] Clueless33: Thanks everyone for your insight and valuable info. You’re most welcome. This thread reminds me, a few years ago my Corolla developed a mystery noise, noticed coming from driver’s side rear, at low speed parking lot driving. IIRC some posters here speculated it might b…

[image] Clueless33: I wonder why the left rear tire worn down so negatively ? Any ideas ? Technically you are supposed to measure the lowest part of the tread, and the lowest part of the uneven worn tire would be the 2/32, that uneven wear (that I mentioned earlier) is due from the negative c…

[image] Clueless33: I wonder why the left rear tire worn down so negatively ? Any ideas ? Are all the tires of the same age? [image] Does the Lexus IS eat tires more than normal? I replaced 3 tires last year and one this year ( last week ) and I was told the tires that were replaced last …

Thank you for the reminder. I went into my maintenance history log to make sure the info is correct that I posted. Car rear tire ( left) replaced June 25th, 2021 at mavis $250. 35k mileage. If my memory serves me right, I replaced it due to it being punctured ? Maintenance history log says …

Something tells me one of the dealers I bring my car to isn’t honest. Lexus not too long ago says my tires were all even. I think the report says 6/32 on all 4 tires ( I would need to find the receipt). Then 5000 miles later the left rear tire is 2/32 says Toyota ? :face_with_raised_eyebrow: …

On August 1st, 2024 at 64,000 miles I had an alignment which corrected the steering wheel grabbing symptom. The result from taking my car into Toyota today says my car needs an alignment. How can that be? And the roads are pothole-free. Brake linings - Rear Disc LR -6mm. RR- 6mm.

[image] Clueless33: The result from taking my car into Toyota today says my car needs an alignment. How can that be? That was in response to your tire wear complaint. The technician is not going to investigate your sequence of tire replacement, the amount of tire underinflation during the las…

How dangerous is it to drive with bad bearings?

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Nevada_545 January 23, 2025, 10:58pm 18

Are all the tires of the same age?

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