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Old 02-08-2011, 11:53 AM
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97 GTP wheel bearings
I have a 97 Gran Prix GTP and I keep going through Frt Wheel Bearings any suggestion?
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Old 02-08-2011, 07:14 PM
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Re: 97 GTP wheel bearings
what brand of wheel bearings are you using? How many have you gone through and how many miles till they went bad?

irregular toe wear on tires can sound like bad wheel bearings...is that a possibility?

I installed a/c delco on grand am and grand prix and each time they were bad right out of the box. Installed gm oem bearings and were ok.
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What ever autozone sells cant remember what brand but they last about 6 to 8 months and they start to grind at 65 to 70 mph and get progressively worse now 25mph getting ready to replace again.
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forgot to add no uneven wear on tires are noticable
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Old 02-09-2011, 05:26 AM
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Re: 97 GTP wheel bearings
What are you torquing the axle nut to? Too tight or too loose will have them wear out premature.
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do you know the torque spec off hand might be my problem was just tighting with a 3/4 breaker bar
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Re: 97 GTP wheel bearings
Hi Smitty,

I moved your post from our tips and maintenance subforum to our main grand prix forum to help get more replies. Please try and keep all posts in the subforum related to tech tips and repair procedures and post all questions in our main forum.

Autozone house brand parts are never the greatest quality. I always go with the premium wheel bearings and havn't had issues with replacements yet. What is the warrenty on your replacement bearings? Some have 1 year replacement. Plus always make sure you torque your wheel bearing nut with a torque wrench to 159ft/lbs.
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I believe more then likely it is the duralast autozone house brand. Go to rockauto, the prices are decent and has several brand to choose from normally.
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Re: 97 GTP wheel bearings
Thanks everyone well went to auto zone and picked up some timken bearings this time $20.00 more each and torqued to 159 ft lbs and we will see hope this is the last set. Im getting pretty fast replacing these things. Thanks again and sorry for posting in the wrong part of the site. wont happen again
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Old 02-11-2011, 09:51 AM
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Re: 97 GTP wheel bearings
Sounds good, I'm betting you will have no more issues.

And no problem posting in the wrong spot, happens to everyone.
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