Hey Scotty, I have a 2011 Honda Accord 2.4L, with 73,000 KM on the odo.
Since around a year I've been hearing slight humming noises when the speed of car goes above 40/50 Kmh, and the noise increases slightly as speed increases. Acording to most sources it seems to be the wheel bearing.
I have shown some mechanics however they say that its fine now and can be changed later on when the sound becomes very loud and some other symptoms occur.
So, I want to know whether I can ignore it for now or not as I am not facing any other issues related to the wheel bearing.
If the wheel bearing is making noise now is the time to replace it. If the bearing seizes up there can be a lot of collateral damage, not to mention possibly causing an accident. (Of course you'll want to verify it's actually the wheel bearing making the noise.)
when the sound becomes very loud and some other symptoms occur.
I don't know how much you trust that mechanic, but this is a horrible advise on this particular issue. As Chuck said, better safe than sorry and fix it as soon as possible.
Hey Scotty, I have a 2011 Honda Accord 2.4L, with 73,000 KM on the odo.
Since around a year I've been hearing slight humming noises when the speed of car goes above 40/50 Kmh, and the noise increases slightly as speed increases. Acording to most sources it seems to be the wheel bearing.
I have shown some mechanics however they say that its fine now and can be changed later on when the sound becomes very loud and some other symptoms occur.
So, I want to know whether I can ignore it for now or not as I am not facing any other issues related to the wheel bearing.
Why did you post this again? You asked the exact same thing, word-for-word, two days ago and received responses. Please familiarize yourself with the forum rules which are located near the top of the home page in the "Visitor Info" section. Thank you. (Topics merged.)
Reason was that I wanted scotty to reply to it as he was online then.
He replied to one of my posts earlier but never to the others
@sal25, it doesn't work that way here. In the future please refrain from posting multiple times about the same issue. This is not an arbitrary rule, it is intended to keep focus on a particular car problem in a single thread rather than having to hunt all over the board. If you want to bump your topic up to the top for more attention all you need to do is post a response to it.
Also bear in mind that Scotty cannot possibly answer every post himself, and he generally does not revisit those that he has already answered.
That may be true if the bearing is stable. Plenty of videos out there on checking your bearings for stability, and it might be safe to drive for the time being.
But its only a matter of time. So if it were me, I would look for a convenient time to change them. Only problem is I believe your car has press-in bearings, which require proper tools to do correctly. (There was a recent post here about DIY bearing change that went wrong.)
I just wanted to add, that I bought a front-end collision vehicle and the 2 front wheel bearings needed to be changed. Scotty also mentions this in his videos about collision vehicles needing new wheel bearings. But get an expert to put them on, because they need to be fit/clamped properly. Even my mechanic who is very experienced in all types of repair took my vehicle to one of his friends who is an expert.
