Another bearing question...

[mike]

with a circlip missing i wouldn't even think about
driving it....as i said before...get new bearings and
install them properly

sorry this is going to cost you money but it is the
only way

mike


--- Gerard <gerard at poboxes.com> wrote: > What is the
intended lifespan of wheel bearings? I
> would reckon
> 100,000km or more looking at how long the old ones
> went.
> 
> I am going to approach them to guarantee that their
> work does not kill
> my bearings in a short distance.
> 
> You are right about the installation being of such a
> form that no
> circlip could ever be installed behind the hub. That
> is what bothered me
> the first time round.
> 
> I have given them the benefit of the doubt here, as
> it seems I am
> fighting with a brick wall and I am "the
> non-mechanic pleb".
> 
> I will get my mechanic on it as well. These guys I
> used were chosen 'cos
> I had to install subframe and control arm bushings
> and dumped the struts
> off at the same time.
> 
> I'll be ordering spare bearings next week so that I
> have them for any
> future problems.
> 
> G.


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