'86 5KTQ; need front passenger-side hub!!

[john at westcoastgarage.net]

Cody Forbes wrote:
> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">These are 
> sealed bearings, there is no greasing them. Honestly this sounds more 
> like driving too long on a bad bearing. That's the only time I've seen 
> them damage hubs or spindles.
>
> Many times I've seen where someone drives the same car daily over the 
> course of a bearing going bad the noise comes on so progressively that 
> it's not noticed until it's too late.
>
> -Cody (mobile)
>
> On Apr 1, 2010, at 1:16 PM, "George" <gsidman at webloq.com> wrote:
>
>> Spinning the bearing race on the hub leads one to wonder how the 
>> bearings
>> are being greased prior to installation..  These bearings are pretty 
>> robust
>> and tough and I can't imagine the condition under which anything 
>> other than
>> lubrication issues are causing your problem.
>>
>> George Sidman
>>
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I see this quite often.  You drive the car until the radio will no 
longer mask the sound, even at full volume, and you get hub damage from 
the spinning bearing. 

John