Rear wheel bearings gonig bad - twice in one year- has onyone else had this problem

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Apr 20, 2005 | 05:33 AM

Hoodini

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Rear wheel bearings gonig bad - twice in one year- has onyone else had this problem

Apr 20, 2005 | 05:40 AM

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Yes I just had one redone this past week that I had done in october.

It seems to me that these fail all the time, and even the dealer said that they replace a lot. Why doesn't audi come up with a stronger bearing so that you don't have to do this all the time?

Apr 20, 2005 | 05:47 AM

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Then I dont feel so stupid then - Thought this was due to my wife hitting too many pot holes

Apr 20, 2005 | 05:52 AM

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Anything is possible, I have never gotten a striaght answer from the deal why they fail so much

Apr 20, 2005 | 06:32 AM

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I've had two replaced in the last six months and possible third one right now. Guess I'm not alone.

Apr 20, 2005 | 07:04 AM

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same one or two differnt ones? i've had both my rears replaced...

somewhere between 50-100K miles...had a front one replaced somewhere in there too...

btw, AWD cars typically chew thru wheel bearings compared to others....ALSO you woudln't happen to be running spacers or have an offset on your wheels way different then stock right? that can also contribute. Potholes are another factor.