Re: Wheel Bearing Failure

[JJK1204@aol.com]

In a message dated 7/18/99 6:38:43 AM Central Daylight Time, 
tnestor1@fcgnetworks.net writes:

<<  A common
 mistake is to press the hub into the bearing, then install the strut, mount
 the wheel and roll the car to another corner of the driveway/ garage before
 installing the axles. Of course, we are assuming the bearings were carefully
 pressed in by the outer race in the first place.
  >>

Didn't come down off the jack stands until I torqued the axles. No way to 
know about how they we installed, since I didn't have my press until two 
weeks ago. (Maybe the Audi wanted to be the first job on the press, beating 
out my Alfas!) I had to rely on the NAPA guy to do the job properly. I am 
tending to believe that the bearing installation is the problem unless I here 
of others having problems with bearing quality.

John Katos