# Front wheel bearings

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-wheel-bearings/44381>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** damage, mercury\
**Created:** [February 13, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-wheel-bearings/44381 "2010-02-13T15:47:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Inky468](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7993a0/32.png) [@Inky468](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Inky468)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-wheel-bearings/44381/1 "2010-02-13T15:47:10Z")

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I ship my car by auto transport from MA to FL each year for past 3 years. This year I had to replace the front hubs & bearings to the tune of almost $900. Only 74K miles. Could this repair be from damage by the auto transport handling?

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-wheel-bearings/44381/2 "2010-02-13T15:50:03Z")

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No. Wear item.

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**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/front-wheel-bearings/44381/3 "2010-02-13T20:14:14Z")

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I would say it is not related. Sometimes they go early, sometimes late and sometimes never. Good wheel bearings have been unearthed in the pyramids (kidding).