Help needed, my swingaxle eats wheelbearings.....

[Eddie DVK]

Ok like the title says, my car eats wheelbearings...
The last bearing lasted 300km / 200 miles, the one before about 1000km..
The axle isn t lowered, standard height.
What can cause them to have end play that fast....?
I don t know anymore  

Regards edgar

oh it is only the passenger side (right Side)

[Bryan67]

Maybe a bent axle?

[Eddie DVK]

Ok could be, can I somehow measure that or would it be visable by eye?

I have had this axles for years in the car, so what could have caused it to bend... maybe stoplight racing...?

[Fiatdude]

Probably more of an alignment issue -- pull measurements from center cap to center cap on both sides and see if they are the same -- also measure the distance across from the fronts of both rear tires and the same spot on the rears of the tires and see how those compare.

[Eddie DVK]

Just had it aligned last year, so don t think that is it... But when I renew the bearing I will do that again.

[Eddie DVK]

Nobody else has suggestions?

[Peter]

If it gets oil there must be something else wrong..
I d suspect a bent shaft

[dragvw2180]

 There are multiple reasons for bearing failure , lack of lube , wheels with too much offset , low quality bearings, ect...  The problem is that you are only having it on one side multiple times. If it were me I would use the best quality bearing  ( call Rancho for bearing )  I could find and replace the axle tube assy with another one , then realign it as already suggested. Mike McCarthy