[denisond3]

Could you tell us which bearings you were told are likely to wear out on Escorts? Even at 100,000 miles? My 92 Escort had 192,000 miles on it when it became necessary to rebuild the transmission (due to my in-laws never checking the fluid level). The engine was only smoking blue on startup, but I rebuilt it too. I put in new piston rings and crankshaft seals in the motor, but its bearings were fine. I also replaced the timing belt and the idler pulley and tensioner pulley (both have beargins in them), and the water pump (which has a bearing in it -but was only just beginning to seep a little). I didnt replace any bearings in the transmission, nor the front wheel or rear wheel bearings.