Lucky me.. wheel bearing went at only 17k miles!!
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kamiguy
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Lucky me.. wheel bearing went at only 17k miles!!
Well.. everything works til it breaks but this was a little soon! Had a high-pitched,speed sensitive whine all the time and a howling sound on right-hand, sweeping curves like a highway on ramp. After a 2 hour, noisy drive to the dealer it was the LF wheel bearing that got replaced. I know these things should last a lot longer but s**t happens...
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Re: Lucky me.. wheel bearing went at only 17k miles!! (kamiguy)
Yeah...Seems some have this issue but most don't. I've been lucky thus far and not had a wheel bearing issue in any of the Nissan product's I've owned.
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kamiguy
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Re: Lucky me.. wheel bearing went at only 17k miles!! (audtatious)
Well, it seemed like too much of a coincidence that the bearing failed after I put on my new 35mm offset summer wheels which resulted in the tires sticking out about 1/2 inch more than the stock 47mm. Even though these wheels were recommended as suitable for the EX35 time will tell if this is putting too much leverage on the bearings! I did see another wheel site that said 35-45 mm offset was OK for this car..