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Old 02-22-2012, 08:52 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Unless there is a defect or major flaw or maladjustment, the drag contributions of wheel bearings is so small as to be ignorable. Replacing bearings that aren't bad won't improve anything, except maybe the time interval for bearing replacement, which oftentimes never happens because the bearings outlive the rest of the vehicle.
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