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410440
05-17-2011, 10:40 AM
Calling the advice of Beyond.

I have pondered this for days now and looking for some more opinions.


My wife has a 2008 Civic Sedan.

Bought brand new in 08.

Since we have had it, the car has gone through 2 wheel bearings on the front passenger side, 1 wheel bearing on the rear drivers and now its in the dealer for 2 new front wheel bearings and ABS sensors.

Under warranty - so thats not the issue.

What my issue is: it seems the car is eating wheel bearings every 1.5 - 2 years.... the dealer is saying its just faulty bearings but im not convinced based on the frequency and the fact it is now on set #3.

What would cause wheel bearings to go so quickly? warped hub? bad drive axles?


I just want to be able to try and get Honda to replace what would be causing the problem before the warranty is up. I dont feel like having to do bearings myself every other year.

crapstixs
05-17-2011, 11:12 AM
ive seen bent knuckes eat wheel bearings. for the rear that dose not apply due to the bearing being a hub unit.

you have to press the bearing in exactly stright, or its going to wear it out prematurely. it wouldn't shock me if this was a install error.