jdm_sir2

Alright well i'm stuck in this situation...for some reason my car is going through wheel bearing on the driver side like instantly. I've gone through 5 wheel bearings and 1 used knuckle and another new bearing on that knuckle....i just recently dropped in my B20 in my car and never had a problem with the bearing...the ball joint, tie rod end, rotor,pads, calipers are all brand new... i've swapped out the axles twice also and the problem persist....everything is torqued to factory specs...every time i install a new bearing the car runs fine for maybe 15mins around the block than after that whenever i make right hand turns my driver side makes a metal to metal grinding sound...when i hear that i know that wheel bearing is shot basically cuz internally it comes of the race and becomes lose so the wheel has play which makes the rotor hit the caliper bracket....so what can be causing this problem of the bearings going bad so fast?

alphalanos

you getting them from the same place everytime? whats your install method?

95Mnhonda

Are you pressing in the new bearing? Pounding it in will wipe out the race and cause premature failure.

jdm_sir2

No we're not pounding them in we're using a press to get them in and doing it as per the honda manual supporting the bearing from the bottom and using old bearing to press in the new bearing onto the knuckle...

jdm_sir2

i'm seriosly stump here with this problem done wheel bearing on my other honda's never had this problem...

jdm_sir2

anyone out there? i'm all out of ideas what it could be?

alphalanos

I cant think of anything other than youre getting defective bearings or something, or the install is damaging them. For them to go out that fast.

jdm_sir2

Thats what I was thinking but i've already used bearing from different retailers and still had the same think so when i but the other knuckle i was like this one should work cuz it's been factory pressed in and it's in working condition on 20 mins later it broke also? What can i do??

jerowo

I posted "Wheel bearings on hydraulic press.How to" on Oct 3, 2009. It will help if you share, just like someone already suggested, more details about how the new bearings were put back. Exactly what tools were used. I found many suggested on the web that the majority reason for shortened bearing life is how it was put back. This assumes that your hub, ball joints, tie rods, and strut suspension system are in good condition

According to many web posters, putting the bearings back without using a press can be even more critical.

Since I have 20-ton press, I personally would like to buy the official honda tool 07GAF-SD40700 that I mentioned in my post. But I am really reluctant to spend another $107 for that two pieces of metal plates.

If anyone has a used one please post it ..

Jerowo