I took my car in to get a scheduled maintenance and detailing today, and they told me I needed all 4 wheel bearings replaced at a cost of $800. I've owned the car for just over 3 years and have just over 35000 km (17000 miles). I told them to hold off, but I was wondering is anyone else has had similar problems?
Raise the vehicle until the tire is off the floor.
NOTE: Make sure the wheel rotates freely and the brake pads are retracted sufficiently to allow movement of the tire and wheel assembly. Grasp each tire at the top and bottom and move the wheel inward and outward while lifting the weight of the tire off the wheel bearing.
If the tire and wheel (hub) is loose on the wheel spindle or does not rotate freely, install a new front wheel hub as necessary.
Raise the vehicle until the tire is off the floor.
NOTE: Make sure the wheel rotates freely and the brake pads are retracted sufficiently to allow movement of the tire and wheel assembly. Grasp each tire at the top and bottom and move the wheel inward and outward while lifting the weight of the tire off the wheel bearing.
If the tire and wheel (hub) is loose on the wheel spindle or does not rotate freely, install a new front wheel hub as necessary.
hell yeah stl, but thats for a front wheel bearing. isnt the wheel bearing inside the axle tube on the rears cause its a solid axle?
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2006 V6 Pony Package 5 spd in Satin Silver - rear tinted windows 20%, Magnaflow Dual exhaust conversion with GT bumper, custom x-pipe, CDC chin spoiler, C&L Trueflow intake with Bamachips tunes for Xcal 3, Hurst Competition Plus short throw shifter removed - back to stock, roush hood scoop, painted mirror covers, painted calipers, done for now.
Something sounds fishy... right after your warranty expires...
I've got 94,000 miles on my 2006... no probs...
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2006 Vista Blue Mustang V6 Automatic w/3.31 gears Current mileage: 147,000 miles
Pypes True Duals with "X" pipe & Street Pro Mufflers
GT Rear Bumper & Pony Spinners / T-LOK Differential
I simply don't buy that all four wheels would have the bearings go at once. You don't have enough miles on the car for even one wheel to go bad without some other problem, let alone all four. If the bearings go, based on my experience with my last car, you should hear a distinctive noise that changes as your speed changes.
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2005 Torch Red V6 Convertible, premium interior with dark charcoal leather. PIE aux input adaptor/XM SkiFi3, GT muffler, K&N drop in air filter, GT front and rear sway bars. CAI and tune in the near future!
I took my car in to get a scheduled maintenance and detailing today, and they told me I needed all 4 wheel bearings replaced at a cost of $800. I've owned the car for just over 3 years and have just over 35000 km (17000 miles). I told them to hold off, but I was wondering is anyone else has had similar problems?
You should maybe talk to the manager about his people trying to rip you off and tell him you'll never come back. They should at least provide some hard evidence as to why all 4 bearings need replacement. I don't think I've ever had to replace a rear bearing on any car I've owned. And some of the cars were 30 years old when I owned them...
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2005 Windveil Blue V-6, Manual Trans, GT Dual exhaust and mufflers, FRPP X-pipe, JBA shorty headers, CA Spec X-Charger 3.0 pulley, XXtuning tune, throttle body coolant bypass, 180 F thermostat, Moss Mustang Oil Cooler, GT 18" Fanblades, SSI Ducktail Spoiler, CDC chin spoiler, FRPP strut tower brace, FRPP lowering springs, FRPP struts and shocks, GT front and rear sway bars, Stewart Warner boost gauge in Roush vent pod. 275 rwhp, 294 rwtq.
I would suspect everything this shop recommended for repair. 17,000 miles and all four corners need replacement? I rather doubt it. My SN95 has over 190,000 miles on it and never had a wheel bearing replaced. Once they open up the rear, they'll probably tell you that the axles need to be replaced as well.
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2006 Redfire GT manual. Saleen S/C. Custom Diablo tune by Adam @ ST Motorsports, San Bernardino, CA.
yeah but how would they test that, letalone say or prove it needs replacement?
Without physically opening it up, you won't. With a bad bearing you'll usually hear a humming sound or metal on metal grinding or sometimes you'll get an ABS light (from a rear bearing).
There have been several of these posts in the last year. Someone takes their car in to the dealer for a routine maintenance and the dealer says they need new wheel bearings. I'm beginning to think there's a checklist at the dealerships that state when a vehicle reaches so many months or miles, sock the customer with new wheel bearings whether they need them or not. I've had 4 Ford Explorers that I've racked up anywhere from 150,000 to 250,000 miles on each one and I never needed to replace wheel bearings (Transmissions yes, wheel bearings no).
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2005 V6Mustang coupe. Automatic. Black with Charcoal Interior
Mods: JLT CAI, Bamachips 91 race tune, single Mustang V8 muffler, Mustang V8 swaybars
Looks: smoke front turn signals, sequential taillights, 14" shorty antenna, MRT rear window louvers and a little chrome for the interior 2000 C5 Corvette convertible, Torch Red with Black Interior. Full of options, Corsa exhaust 1990 Ford Bronco 351ci engine- it runs.
It sounded like the wheel was going to FALL OFF at any second!!
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2006 Vista Blue Mustang V6 Automatic w/3.31 gears Current mileage: 147,000 miles
Pypes True Duals with "X" pipe & Street Pro Mufflers
GT Rear Bumper & Pony Spinners / T-LOK Differential
At 35K miles they should have told you the air in the tires needs replacing. After dropping $800 for the bearings they should be able to do the air for $25/tire (don't forget the spare!)
A shop of this quality is hard to find.
2005 V6 Mustang: Wheel Bearings 
