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8 differant wheel bearings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Default 8 differant wheel bearings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i have a 2002 s10 4x4 with about 60000 miles on the clock. i have put about 8 front wheel bearings in it. i have done half of them my self and had a shop do the other half. is there a problem with the truck? i cant belive i have gotten 8 bad bearings. i am not an offroader, i drive on country roads about 25 miles to work. the problem is not limeted to one side of the truck it seams to alternate. whats the problem and is there a way to fix it
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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You need to replace the spindle. My theory is that the spindle has somehow been damaged, causing the wheel bearings to wear prematurely.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 3:50 PM
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Default RE: 8 differant wheel bearings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also check to make sure the dust caps are in place. Doing a lot of driving in the gravel roads can cause dust to build-up in there
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 4:29 PM
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bolth spindals replaced tryed that not on dirt or graval roads
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