So I replaced my rear wheel bearing and drove it 10 miles and when I got back home it was already bad. I took it back to the shop and told me it was a bad spindle. So I went to the salvage yard and pulled a good spindle with a good bearing. Took it for a spin and 5 miles later when I got back home it was bad as well. I am super stumped and don't know what to do. My upper and lower bearings are good so I have ruled them out. Could it be my cv axle causing the issues? Also could it be the alignment. I have never seen bearings quit this quick. Please help as I am stuck.

 

What's the year, make, model, engine size, etc. of your vehicle? What do you mean by the bearing being bad? Is it noisy, loose...? What do you mean by upper and lower bearings?

 

Sorry. It's a 2000 s type 4.0. I meant the upper and lower ball joints were still good. It's not squeaking. When I jack the car up I can wiggle the tire back and forth showing its a bad bearing. What causes this to happen so fast?

 

Are you sure its the bearing and not the not the tie rod? Even the rear tie rod is a wearing part and will cause play when worn out.

 

I am sure it's not the tie rods. I even took it to the tire shop and they told me it was the bearing. Could the cv axle cause this?

 

If the axle nut isn't torqued down all the way I could see it happening. I would also be sure to use quality parts, not parts from Autozone or O'Reilys or anything like that. I would be a bit suspicious of used parts as well.

 

Are you sure it is not the bearing hub or the knuckle that is giving you the problem?