Re: Fw:---Wheel Bearing Failure

["Harold McElraft" <hmcelraft@xxxx>]

I too have experienced considerable wheel bearing failures, mostly 
the front, over the years, especially on a car that I didn't drive 
that much and often put away right after I washed it.

Investigation disclosed that water was remaining in the space behind 
the plastic wheel cap and getting into the bearings. I experimented 
with various fixes until I discovered a similar wheel setup on 
another car (I don't remember the type) where the wheels had groves 
cut into the backing for just that purpose - to let water out. It is 
a permanent fix. Keeping the water out has led to no bearing 
failures in a long time now.

Harold McElraft - 3354