The invention discloses equipment and method for detecting the air impermeability of a wheel hub. The equipment comprises a rack, wherein the rack is provided with a power supply, an air source, a conveying mechanism, a sealing pressure mechanism and a
charge detection mechanism; the sealing pressure mechanism comprises a first pressing block, the first pressing block is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft, the rotating shaft is connected onto the rack in a rotating manner; the rack is further provided with a rotary table and a
stepper motor, the rotary table is driven by the
stepper motor to rotate, the rotary table is fixedly connected with a cylinder, the cylinder is fixedly connected with a second pressing block, the first pressing block and the second pressing block are arranged in a matched manner, a gas tube and a first spray point are arranged on the side, close to the second pressing block, of the first pressing block, the gas tube communicates with the air source, a second spray point is arranged on the side, close to the first pressing block, of the second pressing block, the first spray point is electrically connected to one
electrode of the power supply, and the second spray point is electrically connected to the other
electrode of the power supply. According to the equipment, the air impermeability of the wheel hub can be detected at high precision, and the cost of detection compared with the prior art is relatively low.