Thread: Tire recommendations for my 97 Civic HX
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Old 07-13-2015, 02:30 PM   #20 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by MPGomatic View Post
Good choice! Slambo's running happy with Defenders, 10K or so and they're looking fine.

How tough was the front bearing replacement? My rear bearings were done recently, I have a pair of fronts sitting on the shelf.
I did one front bearing DIY, except for pressing the new bearing in. I took the knuckle to a machinist for that. $20 or something was what I paid. Maybe $30... I don't recall. There is a test to see if the bearing unit is failing:
http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...tml#post364406

I only replaced the one indicated bad and the problem went away. The other three bearing units are OEM 1998 and still going strong! Save $$!

Hope that helps...

James
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.
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