Q: Wheel bearings keep wearing out

asked by on August 12, 2016

My car has gone around 90,000 miles. The problem is that I had wheel bearings replaced several times. As this issue is recurring, I was wondering what causes them to wear out so often. The car runs great otherwise. Do you have any idea?

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