Q: wheel hub

asked by on June 13, 2016

I had my rear wheel bearings done and the mechanic had to burn out one of the bearing out of the hub in doing so he said he was gonna try to save the hub now i got noise coming from the area where he tried to save the hub... I wanted to know is it safe to drive on until i get the hub replaced this weekend or dont drive st all

My car has 12000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.

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