In article <yeI2e.3402$x8.761843@news20.bellglobal.com>,
Tony Curran <tony.curran@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>Wasn't really a guess. I've heard of the B series chassis having more than
>its fair share of bearing failures. I have a 96 S6 with 109000kms and rear
>bears are just fine - inspected 6 months ago. Had a front replaced but the
>front wheel had taken a whack or big pothole.

I've lost a couple front tires to potholes but it was a rear bearing
that went. You wrote that your bearings were inspected. Is that
possible on an 01 S4? The bearings are supposed to be maintenance
free, meaning they work until they break then they have to be replaced.

--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)

 

In article <yeI2e.3402$x8.761843@news20.bellglobal.com>,
Tony Curran <tony.curran@sympatico.ca> wrote:
>Wasn't really a guess. I've heard of the B series chassis having more than
>its fair share of bearing failures. I have a 96 S6 with 109000kms and rear
>bears are just fine - inspected 6 months ago. Had a front replaced but the
>front wheel had taken a whack or big pothole.

I've lost a couple front tires to potholes but it was a rear bearing
that went. You wrote that your bearings were inspected. Is that
possible on an 01 S4? The bearings are supposed to be maintenance
free, meaning they work until they break then they have to be replaced.

--
John Carr (jfc@mit.edu)

 

"John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message
news:424b5a8d$0$579$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
> In article <yeI2e.3402$x8.761843@news20.bellglobal.com>,
> Tony Curran <tony.curran@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >Wasn't really a guess. I've heard of the B series chassis having more
than
> >its fair share of bearing failures. I have a 96 S6 with 109000kms and
rear
> >bears are just fine - inspected 6 months ago. Had a front replaced but
the
> >front wheel had taken a whack or big pothole.
>
> I've lost a couple front tires to potholes but it was a rear bearing
> that went. You wrote that your bearings were inspected. Is that
> possible on an 01 S4? The bearings are supposed to be maintenance
> free, meaning they work until they break then they have to be replaced.
>
> --

Yeah the bearings are sealed units, they basiclly go on untill you can no
longer bear the noise, there is no test to check they are gone, and my car
passed 2 MOT's with noisy bearings, there was no play or noise at low speed.

 

"John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message
news:424b5a8d$0$579$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
> In article <yeI2e.3402$x8.761843@news20.bellglobal.com>,
> Tony Curran <tony.curran@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >Wasn't really a guess. I've heard of the B series chassis having more
than
> >its fair share of bearing failures. I have a 96 S6 with 109000kms and
rear
> >bears are just fine - inspected 6 months ago. Had a front replaced but
the
> >front wheel had taken a whack or big pothole.
>
> I've lost a couple front tires to potholes but it was a rear bearing
> that went. You wrote that your bearings were inspected. Is that
> possible on an 01 S4? The bearings are supposed to be maintenance
> free, meaning they work until they break then they have to be replaced.
>
> --

Yeah the bearings are sealed units, they basiclly go on untill you can no
longer bear the noise, there is no test to check they are gone, and my car
passed 2 MOT's with noisy bearings, there was no play or noise at low speed.

 

"John F. Carr" <jfc@mit.edu> wrote in message
news:424b5a8d$0$579$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
> In article <yeI2e.3402$x8.761843@news20.bellglobal.com>,
> Tony Curran <tony.curran@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> >Wasn't really a guess. I've heard of the B series chassis having more
than
> >its fair share of bearing failures. I have a 96 S6 with 109000kms and
rear
> >bears are just fine - inspected 6 months ago. Had a front replaced but
the
> >front wheel had taken a whack or big pothole.
>
> I've lost a couple front tires to potholes but it was a rear bearing
> that went. You wrote that your bearings were inspected. Is that
> possible on an 01 S4? The bearings are supposed to be maintenance
> free, meaning they work until they break then they have to be replaced.
>
> --

Yeah the bearings are sealed units, they basiclly go on untill you can no
longer bear the noise, there is no test to check they are gone, and my car
passed 2 MOT's with noisy bearings, there was no play or noise at low speed.