One shop tells me hose is kinked, another says bad wheel bearing, what is going on?
Someone mentioned we should replace the wheel because it was warped, we replaced the wheel. We then had the same issue and shop mentioned we need to replace wheel bearing. We shopped around and went to another shop that said wheel bearing is fine, but the brake hose is kinked. They state that the kinked brake hose is causing the wobble sound…
Added (1). 2007 Ford Fusion SE
First you can see a kinked brake hose. Just take the wheel off. Then have a look.
A kinked brake hose is dangerous but will not cause the wheel to wobble. When jacked up you can feel the wheel bearing and listen to it by spinning the wheel.
It strikes me you need to find a real mechanic not some lost cowboy moonlighting as a mechanic.
A failing wheel bearing is not hard to diagnose or fix.
The danger is you are spending money and driving a dangerous car.
You foolishly FAIL to state critical facts such as your mystery vehicle's YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, MILEAGE, etc., so it seems you are probably beyond help. However, in the unlikely event that you are actually relaying the information correctly, the first two problems are common, but the brake hose being "kinked" is not possible, and it's impossible for that to cause a "wobble sound", whatever that is. You OBVIOUSLY need to take your heap to the dealership of whatever secret make it is, or to a COMPETENT shop for diagnosis in person. We can't "magically" see your car/truck/moped out have in Internet-land.
Well, first tell them to show you the "kinked brake line" (highly improbable) then take it to a third shop and don't say anything about where you went before, or what they said… Just that it is making a noise… See what they say.
If the brake hose is kinked the car would pull to the opposite side when you apply the brakes because the brake fluid flow has been reduced.
Tell us the symptoms, exactly what the car does, at what speed, when, braking or not, accelerating, cornering?
Completely forget about everything you were told and describe in detail exactly when the problem occurs.
Wobble sound?
I have no idea.
If you have a brake problem, go to a dealership or a brake shop for an estimate.
Kinked brake hose?
It wouldn't make a noise.
It would prevent your brakes from applying or releasing, or both.
Inspect that caliper and brake hose, if it is kinked or has a curl, it may not handle too many full sweeps left and right.
If you had a "warped" wheel, spin it on a balancer to observe at a tire store.
If your car has a noise, reproduce the noise while a tech listens.
If your car has a "wobble" the tech would feel it. Note what speed.
Never heard of a "wobble noise" unless wobbling badly was to create sound?
Demonstrate, stay at the same place with a real tech, like your dealer.
Show them how to make it act up.
Do not mistrust and jump ships midstream, soon noone would listen.
They talk, you know?
It is like f-ing your home repair people, then trying to get someone to come finish the project.
Bad idea.
Look on the car talk site for good mechanics in your area. The ones you've seen are bozos
So, now you've met two crooked mechanics. Want to find some more? My guess is you have a warped brake disk, which will wobble the wheels as you brake. The shops you went to could have showed you the damage, if there was in fact, such damage.
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