karzrfun

I have a 92 se and I am haveing a problem with the front wheel bearings. I have replaced them on average about every 3 months and the driver side just went out on me again. I can't figure out why they keep going out.
If anyone has any idea or has had the same problem and fixed it could you let me know. Thanks

Jeff92se

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Hmm I have an extra front assembly. I don't remember if it's from the driver's side or not. But I "think" it's the driver's side. Do you remember curbing that side or hitting something in the past? Maybe something in the torque member is bent and is causing the bearings to keep going bad? Any accidents or similar?

vansskaterfreek

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may be a stupid qhestion... but do you grease them up properly??? are you inserting the bearing properly?

bhunter

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Tell us EXACTLY how you install the bearings. Then maybe we can tell if you are making a mistake. My guess is you might be letting the inner races separate slightly while installing.

karzrfun

I had napa install the bearing because they are the ones that have to be pressed in. And as to any accidents, since i have owned the car i havent curbed it or anything. I did have to have the frame torqued and it is straight now. I have also replaced the whole wheel assembly (spindel and knuckel, even the ball joints). When I had napa press them in they were still in the box i bought them in. And its not a stupid question but i did grease them up well. Thanks for the imput so far.

92 Max

What wheels are you running? An offset mismatch could cause wheel bearing wear, but three months is awfully quick.

karzrfun

All of the tires are brand new (just bought about 4 months ago), and the wheels are only 15s. When I bought the tires i had them do an alignment also.
When i had the bearings replaced last I also replace the struts and put on lowering springs that gave me a 3 inch drop. Would that throw the camber off? Which would in turn make the bearing go bad?? Im just throwing out ideas, because i am still stumped and i don't want to go spend more money on bearings and have them go out until i fix the problem that is makeing them go bad. Thanks again

goon9

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Your possibly torqueing on the axel nut too much. It only has to go on snug. If you over tighten it will trash the bearing.

karzrfun

I plan on replacing them again this weekend so I will make sure i don't torque the axel nut too much, and hopefully it will remedy the problem. Thanks everyone for all of help. I'll let you know in the future if that fixed the problem.

mszilves

What kind of noise does the wheel bearing make, and under what conditions? I'm trying to figure out if it's my wheelbearings or the CVs? Thanks.

internetautomar

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CVs click wheel bearings howl

Governor

I bet this is it...also if you put the axle nut on with an impact wrench say byebye to the wheel bearings!