EPDM vsPolyurethane

If you hear noises at the wheels, one explanation might be a need for a wheel bearing replacement at one or more wheels. The noises might be described as rattling, clicking, humming, growling, or squealing. It can be a real symphony of sound if you’re not careful.

More than just noisy or bothersome, bad wheel bearings could also lead to real performance issues like inconsistent braking, spongy steering and handling, uneven tire wear and, in extreme cases, the wheels could fall off. No matter how much (or how little) you know about cars, you don’t want the wheels falling off, right?

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The short answer is: Not for too long. Having bad wheel bearings can range from inconvenient and unpleasant to downright dangerous.

While both rubber and polyurethane tires have unique qualities that make them more appropriate in certain circumstances, polyurethane has proven to be all-around more durable, flexible and pliable.

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Rubber, as we know it, has been manufactured for more than 100 years; polyurethanes, or urethanes, have been around for about half that time. To say that polyurethanes are an improvement over rubber is an understatement. The qualities and benefits of polyurethanes are far superior to those of traditional rubber in a variety of applications. And despite the fact that urethane is technically one of 14 different materials classified as “rubber,” it is quite different as we shall see.

Polyurethane can also be manufactured to be as soft as a foam pillow or as hard and smooth as a table top. With the continuous expansion of high tech applications, the benefits and applications of polyurethanes continue to be explored and developed.

Recalls may not affect every vehicle of the same year, make and model. Use your VIN or plate to find out if your specific car has open recalls.

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This usually happens with older/less-common vehicles or if the manufacturer no longer makes vehicles. And certain repairs don’t apply to every make & model.

In theory, wheel bearings could last as long as your Toyota. Unlike oil changes or tire rotations, there’s no standard maintenance schedule for replacing them. However, wheel bearings can be damaged if you hit a pothole, smack into a curb or bounce over a speed bump too fast.

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If water, grit, salt or sand get to the bearings, the grease in the hub assembly gets contaminated. This will wear down the bearings, and they will eventually give out.

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While polyurethane and rubber products sometimes appear to be variations of the same material, they are quite different in physical structure as well as beneficial qualities.

For more on any of these complaints – not to mention more than you ever knew you wanted to know about wheel bearings, read the full article

Recalls may not affect every vehicle of the same year, make and model. Use your VIN or plate to find out if your specific car has open recalls.

For a national average across all vehicles, the average cost to replace the wheel bearings (for 1 wheel) is about $350 (including parts and labor). But KBB.com goes deeper than that. Based on analyzing 100s of actual repair orders, we put together the Kelley Blue Book Fair Repair Range to show you what you should expect to pay for this repair for your Toyota. Simply tell us the year, model and style of your Toyota and we’ll show you a fair price for the repair.

Sometimes this happens if the vehicle is brand new, older, the manufacturer no longer makes vehicles, or we just couldn’t get our hands on the information.

Even though we specifically make polyurethane rollers, which are much smaller than, and have a different use than polyurethane tires, we wanted to post this article to educate people about the difference between polyurethane and rubber tires.

If you have bad wheel bearings, you might experience the vehicle pulling to one side, sloppy or loose steering, grinding and rattling noises, and uneven tire wear.