Scott Mueller wrote: > Mike, > > How many miles were on the car when the wheel bearings failed? About 40,000. But I am sure the failures were due to my own incompetence rather than normal wear. I had acquired the car recently, and it was my first experience with non-steel wheels. I believe that I undertightened the lugnuts on one wheel. The loose wheel caused a couple of studs to sheer. Soon afterward the first bearing failed, then the second. - Mike "learned the hard way" Substelny