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"lobo" <el_lobo@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:o0Dud.42690$Al3.12344@newssvr30.news.prodigy.com...
> Don't know for sure about your particular vehicle, but it could be the
wheel
> bearings are not serviceable just replaceable. I'm sure there would be a
way
> to check them though.


> <wkoep1@N-O-S-P-A-Mearthlink.net> wrote in message
> news:41baf365$1$jxbrc1$mr2ice@news.west.earthlink.net...
> > This is a complaint against David McDavid Lincoln Mercury.  They ripped
> > us off.
> >
> > David McDavid Lincoln Mercury replaced our 1999 van's front disc brakes
> > for $210.  On the drive home, my wife noticed a squeal in  the front
> > wheels.  This is a new sound.  As soon as she got home, she called David
> > McDavid to alert them.
> >
> > David McDavid Lincoln Mercury now says we need new wheel bearings at a
> > cost of $400!!!  I have experience with replacing disc brakes.  Always,
> > the wheel bearings are inpected, repacked and new seals installed.
> >
> > David McDavid Lincoln Mercury cannot answer why the faulty wheel
bearings
> > were not recognized at the time the front brakes were disassembled for
> > replacement.  They say it is a coincidence.
> >
> > Since the van was new, we've been a customer of David McDavid Lincoln
> > Mercury (formerly Plano Lincoln Mercury).  No longer.


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Even if that is the case (non serviceable bearings), I agree with the OP.
The dealership should have checked the bearings.

Since it is a new sound, I wonder if something got screwed up during the
re-assembly  process?

Hope everything works out for you...


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