Premature wheel bearing failures.
I have a 2001 dodge ram 1500 that is eating passenger side wheel bearings like skittles.
It started in may of 2017 when I got my state inspection the inspector told me I had a bad pass wheel bearing so I let him fix it. The next may (last year 2018) I had the same guy inspect it again. He came in and said you need a passenger side wheel bearing. I said no way you just put one on it last year and pulled out my recipe and showed him. He said im sorry but its bad. So this time around I decided to do it myself. Thinking he used cheap parts and or didnt torque the spindle nut correctly or something like that. So this go around I completely rebuilt the entire front end new ball joints upper and lower new brakes (rotors pads hoses) new wheel bearings on both sides. New u joints both sides. All parts where moog parts. Well this morning I go to back out of the driveway and here a huge clunk and metal to metal. I thought i ran over one of the kids bikes. Nope passengers side wheel bearing again. Its only been nine months. There is no way a moog wheel bearing wears out in 9 months. There has to be some underlining conditions causing this to happen. Any ideas? Bent axle? Bad spindle? I have no idea please help.
I have a 2001 dodge ram 1500 that is eating passenger side wheel bearings like skittles.
It started in may of 2017 when I got my state inspection the inspector told me I had a bad pass wheel bearing so I let him fix it. The next may (last year 2018) I had the same guy inspect it again. He came in and said you need a passenger side wheel bearing. I said no way you just put one on it last year and pulled out my recipe and showed him. He said im sorry but its bad. So this time around I decided to do it myself. Thinking he used cheap parts and or didnt torque the spindle nut correctly or something like that. So this go around I completely rebuilt the entire front end new ball joints upper and lower new brakes (rotors pads hoses) new wheel bearings on both sides. New u joints both sides. All parts where moog parts. Well this morning I go to back out of the driveway and here a huge clunk and metal to metal. I thought i ran over one of the kids bikes. Nope passengers side wheel bearing again. Its only been nine months. There is no way a moog wheel bearing wears out in 9 months. There has to be some underlining conditions causing this to happen. Any ideas? Bent axle? Bad spindle? I have no idea please help.
