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Re: Front Wheel Bearing Wear From 4x4 Use?
True, the bearing/races are independent full time move parts unchanged in 2wd or 4wd. Same thing as 2wd only different dimensions. I clean/check/grease mine annually, just to know I'm on top of it. I put over 8k on my '72 last year. I also clean and lube the caliper sliders at that time.
Any way, it's a mystery to me. All I can say is get it apart and look real hard. Show us what you see. Check part #s against each other. One thing that comes to mind are the spindle treads and/or nuts. I've seen the bronze spacers on the outside instead of inside. That shouldn't affect the bearings I don't think. The problem when I find this is 4wd doesn't engage.
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