frt hubs

Discuss your 2000-2005 Bonneville SE, SLE, SSEi, Buick Le Sabre 00-05 and Buick Park Avenue 97-05. Please use General Chat for non-mechanical issues, and Performance and Brainstorming for improvements.
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frt hubs

Post by irv »

replacing both today w/skf and 1 tie rod end that wasnt replaced
before i bought it . my 97 has over 210000 and never had any underneath work .
you guys are right . the newer ones dont last as longw/o parts
replacement.so, what else will fail soon.already did manifold stuff, elbows and
water pump as a preemptive strike.--thanks--irv
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Post by Ken_W »

If you check the "Common Problems" thread, at the top of this section, you will get a good idea of things that typically come up on 2000-2005 Bonnevilles.

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Post by 00Beast »

Replace stuff as you need to. There's no need to spend the money to replace a part that might have 25,000 more miles in its useful life.
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