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SportTrac Discussion
Wheels, Tires & Brakes
Anybody else replaced wheel bearings 5 times?
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<blockquote data-quote="Mark Stadnicki" data-source="post: 748865" data-attributes="member: 65938"><p>I went thru 4 on my '02. First set w/30k on factory set. Of course it happens on NJ turnpike 4hrs from home (MD). Hobbled it to a rest area, ended up fusing bearing to spindle. Called friends back home to raid my garage for tools and pick up new bearings and greese. had mostly apart prior to the getting there. Had to loosely attach wheel back on and jerk on it to get the bearing to finally break off. Luckly a trucker had a dremel and I had a power inverter. I ground down the fused bearing chunks, smoothed out spindle best I could. Friends arrived, put new bearing in, and gingerly drove it home. Next day- spindle change and another set of bearings. </p><p></p><p>3rd set one was the pass side again on the highway- I had it replaced at my hometown ((MA)Firesstone store. That set only made it back to MD! Too make a long story shorter... I got rid of the truck and bought a new one. (it had more issues than just the bearings)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mark Stadnicki, post: 748865, member: 65938"] I went thru 4 on my '02. First set w/30k on factory set. Of course it happens on NJ turnpike 4hrs from home (MD). Hobbled it to a rest area, ended up fusing bearing to spindle. Called friends back home to raid my garage for tools and pick up new bearings and greese. had mostly apart prior to the getting there. Had to loosely attach wheel back on and jerk on it to get the bearing to finally break off. Luckly a trucker had a dremel and I had a power inverter. I ground down the fused bearing chunks, smoothed out spindle best I could. Friends arrived, put new bearing in, and gingerly drove it home. Next day- spindle change and another set of bearings. 3rd set one was the pass side again on the highway- I had it replaced at my hometown ((MA)Firesstone store. That set only made it back to MD! Too make a long story shorter... I got rid of the truck and bought a new one. (it had more issues than just the bearings) [/QUOTE]
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Anybody else replaced wheel bearings 5 times?
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