I did go new on all brake rotors and bearings. they are fine at 30K but the
bearings would have been a problem
in short order thus the question. how long between front wheel bearing
inspections and repacking.
I have seen them rust and fail sooner than that but always the left side and
even with silicone on the opening for the speedo cable

Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob" <becida@comcast.net>
To: "Bob Donalds" <donalds1@VERIZON.NET>
Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: front wheel bearing maintenance intervals

> Hello Bob,
>
> When I worked in the front end shop if the bearing could get replaced they
> were at least inspected every front brake job and usually repacked. From
> time to time you'd find one in good shape but usually a repack went along
> with the front brakes.
> Say every 30k for front brakes ...
>
> Rob
> becida@comcast.net
> western Washington
>
> inspected
> At  8/26/2007 10:00 PM,Bob Donalds wrote:
>>lets try this again
>>
>>yesterday as I was prepping the Campa for my annual trip down the cape.
>>I decided to pull one front outer wheel bearing and look to see how much
>>grease they still had on them
>>WELL the rollers where pretty much dry after about 30K so I pulled the
>>rotors and cleaned and repacked all the front
>>bearings and replace the seals. they all looked good but I was clear it
>>was a timely inspection.
>>I have done a few front brake jobs in my time and feel that I did a good
>>job packing the bearings the first time. This lead me to
>>wonder what the big green book calls for on front wheel bearing
>>maintenance. To my surprise I found nothing listed
>>Has anybody seen any listing for front wheel bearing repacking intervals
>>listed.
>>to me its seens 30K is right the new front pads and rotors still looked
>>great with 80% left on the pads
>>rear brake inspection next
>>
>>
>>Bob Donalds
>>Boston Engines
>