So in the past 2 years or so, my 05 has been eating up wheel bearings. just replaced my 5th 3 months ago, now number 6 is starting to whine away. anyone else have this going on? anyone know why it would be happening? the problem started out around the 225,000km mark, i am now just shy of 300,000km.

 

How's your alignment? Is there a dust cap on? Have they been properly packed before install?

 

Where did you get ur wheel bearings from? try an OEM wheel bearing. probably just parts quality issue.
are you talking about front or back?

 

So, what does that translate into in miles? The reason I ask, is that I need to change out the set of rear wheel bearings on mine and it has 252,000 miles. I may get the next set from the dealer, because the OE pair of rear wheel bearing assemblies lasted 120,000 miles. I have been replacing them every 40,000 miles or so since. I think this is just like the problem with the latest generation of Caravans and their appetite for front brakes, an engineer speced something really close to it's capacity, and therefore it doesn't last.

 

139,808.518 miles

 

-Are you absolutely sure that you're packing the bearing full? Also are you changing out the races too? If the bearings are well packed, but you're using the old races, they could be galled from the old, bad bearings and wearing the new ones out. Just a hunch, but it might be either of these two issues...

L8R,
Matt

 

thanks for all the replies. it is the rear right hand bearing this time. all the bearings have been OE replacements, so i really dont comprehend why theyre starting to give up on me consistently. car is reasonanly alighned and i dont drive too crazy. any theories?

 

U mean OE replacement from the part store? or OEM mopar bearing from the dealership?
if you bought them from the dealership, then send it into the dealership and let them deal with the waranty.