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Date:         Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:00:12 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
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From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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I replaced one of my rear wheel bearings at about 200,000 miles; the other
is still going strong at 450,000.  Don't think they've ever been regreased,
since they're sealed bearings.


Karl Wolz




|if the rear stub axles spin smoothly, even with say 160K miles on them, I
|leave them.
|I am not convinced that 'new bearings' are an automatic fix for the next 15
|years.
|I've read of 3 cases I think,
|of people doing a good job of putting in new rear wheel bearings and they
|had to do it over in a few months, and they didn't think they did anything
|wrong either.  Like the quality of the new parts is questionalbe these days
|perhaps.
|
|scott
|turbovans
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