Wheel Bearing

[lexus22]

So had front wheel bearing replaced by garage 18 months ago, done 25k since, bearing went again last week. Garage only give 12 months warranty on parts and wanted me to pay again for parts + labour, but agreed to supply a new bearing (as I was a tad unhappy) free of charge but I still had to pay the labour. According to them, It must be all my fault...going down a big pothole or hitting kerb etc etc, which was all boll##ks as my wheel is unmarked (18 Areo) and it's drivers side.

So why would a bearing go bad after only 18 months and 25k? Didn't think they could be fitted wrong?

[Mini-man]

Thinking about it there are 3 main reasons why it could of failed so quickly.

1/ Garage used a poor quality bearing in the first place.

2/ Could of been badly fitted ( It is very easy to damage the metal dust shield protecting the back of the hub when you are removing it, letting contamination in and prematurly wearing the bearing)

3/ I was going to say the 32mm retaining nut was over tightened but that really comes under point 2...

And if that did happen 18 months ago i take my hat off to the garage, Even most good quality parts only come with a 12 month warranty, and standard labour warrany at a indepentant garage is 3months. So by the sound of it the garage had to pay... (instead of claining it back)