We replaced the bearing hub assemblies on my 05 Ford Explorer (Eddie Bauer, 4WD) Within about 18 miles, the right rear bearing is all but shredded - left side is fine. What is causing this?

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posible a bad hub assembly

remove the wheel-remove the brake calliper-- the rotor will be held on by the wheel or will have counter sunk screws that you will have to remove. Check with the new rotor first as it may be a complete hub assembly in which case the whole hub has to come off or be replaced.

First thing to do is have the computer scanned for trouble codes.

You need a shop manual and the proper tool borrowed or bought from Auto-Zone. don-ohio

The bearings/seal should cost around $15, Average labor rate $80, and should take approximately 3 hours to do.

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What you should do is replace all fluids,oil,trans,coolant,rear or rears if it is 4wd and transfer case if 4wd.Air,gas,oil filters spark plugs and spark plug wires. You should be good to go after that provided there is no mechanical probs. good luck with your new truck. John

if you open up your drivers door there will be a sticker inside there that tells you proper tire sizes and proper inflation for front and rear tires

Well, that is a matter of opinion. I really prefer every 2500 miles. Your oil becomes contaminated unless FULLY heated up on every use. Oil can last a really long time, but failure in the oiling costs soooo much to repair, I just change more often. Perhaps costs less than a shrink....

Explorer 225/70-15 option 235/75-15 Limited 2WD/4WD 235/75-15 Sport 2WD/4wd 235/70-15 Option 4WD 255/70-16 Eddie Bauer 255/70-16 Good luck and hope this helps.