Cubos De Roda e Rolamentos para Nissan Rogue

Wheel Hubs and Bearings for Nissan Rogue

Your Nissan Rogue, like all other vehicles, relies on certain systems to make the car function as a whole. The wheel hubs and bearings work together to help with your braking and suspension. Quality parts for your wheel hub assembly will give your vehicle better performance.

In order to understand what a rear wheel hub assembly is, you must understand the function of the front assembly. The Nissan Rogue, like most other newer generation vehicles, uses a hub assembly that is a single piece. It consists of the hub, wheel bearing, ABS wheel speed sensor, and mounting flange. The axles, the knuckles, and wheels are all connected to the front wheel hubs. Your wheel hub assembly helps the axles smoothly turn the wheels. In a car that is in rear wheel drive, the wheel of the trailer can turn freely due to the front wheel bearing.

Rear assemblies connect the brakes and the wheels to the rear axles. Although front wheel hubs are necessary for proper steering, rear ones do not factor into the car’s ability to steer. However, in a vehicle with four-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive, your rear-wheel hubs send power to the rear wheels as they connect the axels to the wheels.

Some hub assemblies will last the lifetime of the car; others will need to be replaced from time to time. The most common causes of failure for trailer hub wheel bearings are age, contamination of water or dirt, and poor installation for two-piece assemblies. When the rubber seals on the bearing get worn down, they tend to let dirt and water seep in, putting additional wear on the ball bearings and making the Nissan turn unevenly. Here are the signs that your Nissan Rogue may need a new hub assembly.

• Noise: After a while of the bearing turning unevenly, you will notice a grinding noise. Typically, the noise will be worse when turning to the side of the worn-out hub or when the car is driven at faster speeds.
• Sloppy steering: If left even longer, you will start to notice that your steering column has a lot of play in it, or it feels sloppy no matter how hard you try to steer correctly.
• Vibration: A wheel bearing that is breaking down can cause your tires to vibrate. The vibration can be worse at higher speeds or when turning to the affected side. You may even feel like you are driving on a rumble strip.