Originally Posted by BobbyS

But hey, with all this talk about bearings can anybody tell me why/how they're getting THRASHED with normal running? I just tore down my rear hubs because of a noticable wobble in the right rear and the bearing was completely shredded, the crush tube was scored about half-way through and the hex adapter was so gouged I couldn't use it either. What is causing this!? I just now replaced the two outer bearings on both rear hubs with some Tamiya metal shielded bearings I had and need to come up with a crush tube, but I don't think I can afford (or want) to run this car if I have to replace these parts every couple of weeks.