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twilightcall · 09-07-2003, 05:32 AM

This is on an 83' 5.0. This is a friend's car. He has rear drum brakes and says his rear wheel bearings need replacement after 16K miles. He is wondering why they need to be replaced so soon. I wasn't sure if drums had wheel bearings. Would you change them the same way you change the fronts?

09-07-2003, 05:32 AM	#1
twilightcall Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 86	What would make wheel bearings wear premature? This is on an 83' 5.0. This is a friend's car. He has rear drum brakes and says his rear wheel bearings need replacement after 16K miles. He is wondering why they need to be replaced so soon. I wasn't sure if drums had wheel bearings. Would you change them the same way you change the fronts?