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Posted on Jul 19, 2008

Front wheel bearings - 1997 Ford Aspire

  • henmikliv Apr 10, 2009

    Front wheel bearings are noisy. Only 131K miles. Is this normal for this vehicle?

  • markyoumans1 May 06, 2009

    I changed my P155 70R 13 tire size to P175 70R 13 and have been having trouble with the front wheel bearings going out

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Make sure it is the front wheel bearings that are making the noise - rear bearings get tired to!

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THe tire size is very important.
Originally ford aspire had 155 70 r 13.
It is impossible to find the same size in USA.
If you put a bigger tire...then you brake the wheel bearing.
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