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Hi, I recently had both wheel bearings replaced on the vehicle listed above,the next day my brake light came on, the 2nd day after I started losing brake pressure, and now I think that I am losing fluid. I parked it right away. my question is wwhen the shop replaced the bearings would they have possibly had to remove anything to do with the brake lines up front? or perhaps they damaged them?

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If it is a disc brake then the callipers would have had to be removed to get the hub off to replace the bearings
This would have possible dislodged the brake pad and it may have fallen out from being put in properly.
When putting the calliper back over the disc rotor it is easier to move the piston back if the bleeder nipple is opened so it is possible that the nipple was not tightened properly after assembly
remove the wheel and check that there is a pad either side of the disc rotor and that the nipple is tight

Testimonial: "It is a disc brake, thank you for the feedback Bill. I'll check it out or if its safe to drive it to the shop let them fix it. Thanks again."

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The most common reasons are listed below. As you vehicle is reasonably new some of the one further down the list will be less likely but it does happen. How long after the repair did the vibration start? If it was on the same day or a few days after take it back to the repairer so they can check their work. On rare occasions even brand new parts can be faulty. It's happened to me with a front wheel bearing. 80 miles and it made more noise than the old one.
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