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In article <2180@amdahl.UUCP> ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems) writes:
>> >       2)  The bearings in the rear end have started to hum.  How much damage
>> >           can I expect if I wait a few months to replace them?
>> 
>
>One thing to watch out for is *front* bearings.  (I know the original
>was about rear bearings, but this is important).  My sister had a small
>Ford that had the front bearings go dry (grease 'evaporated').  The
>result was a noisy front bearing.  This first manifested itself in Los
>Angeles.  As home was north of San Francisco, she decided to just
>drive it home before getting the bearing fixed.  After several hours
>on the freeway noise was worse and the performance was off.
>She stopped at the request of a friendly Highway Patrolman ...  The
>wheel then fell off.  A *VERY* overheated bearing had softened the spindle
>it rides on enough for it to break.  It was a dull red at the time...
>
Another issue with overheated front wheel bearings is that they become
VERY difficult to replace.  The inner bearing race can freze to the spindle
making what should be a rather simple repair into a real monster.
Why risk it, bearings are cheap compared to new spindles.
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			Hank Cohen