Premature front wheel bearing failure
April 15th, 2016, 9:31 AM
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Premature front wheel bearing failure
Hey guys, looking for some help with a 2004 Chevy Cavalier LS. I purchased the car about 3 weeks ago knowing it needed a new front right wheel bearing, I could hear it grinding pretty good. I decided to replace both front bearings, along with tie rod ends and sway bar link/bushings. The car drove great until about 5 days ago. I took the car down the freeway for about a 30 mile trip, returned home and parked the car. The next day I took the car out and I could hear the bearings start to whine.... Drove it another day and it was so loud I couldn't drown out the noise with the radio. Today I replaced the bearings again, the left front was destroyed, the right was ok. Took the car on a test drive, sounded fine until I took it on the freeway. I can hear a ever so slight whine at low speeds. What could be causing the bearing to fail so quickly? Anyone have bearing issues with Cavaliers? Thanks.
