back in the 80's & 90's I racked up about 80K miles a year on my buicks and found that the wheel bearing had an average life of 60K miles. Because they had the abs sensors in them they were pricey but it was only an hour to hour 1/2 to change one. Have now done all five or six on the better halfs Taurus and they can be a nightmare. because the bearing is steel and the knuckle is aluminum the corrosion between them completely froze the bearing assembly in place. First time around on each corner I had to remove the knuckle and press them out. Cleaned them up and slathered the never seez on reassembly and the next time around they are a breeze. Torque on the axle nut is critical; If I remember the GM's called for 140 ft lbs or thereabouts and if one followed that spec the bearing would only go for about 30K miles, 200 ft lbs bought 60K. The Taurus spec is 265 ft lbs, which is a serious tug on a 36", 3/4" drive torque wrench but seems to work.
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