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by toomuchtodo 765 days ago
https://www.kbb.com/tesla/wheel-bearing-replacement/

> In theory, wheel bearings could last as long as your Tesla. Unlike oil changes or tire rotations, there’s no standard maintenance schedule for replacing them.

I do not disagree that inspections should be done to ensure things that move between motor and road are in good repair, but all vehicles in the used car market experience this. EVs have less moving parts, less than 20 typically for propulsion, leading to higher reliability.

When was the last time you had your wheel bearings inspected? Probably never. You know when it’s time to replace them when they fail.
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kgwgk 765 days ago
> they’ll last forever

> You know when it’s time to replace [bearings] when they fail.

Fail? They last forever!

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toomuchtodo 765 days ago
Vehicles do occasionally need parts replaced. This does not diminish that these vehicles will last hundreds of thousands of miles cost effectively. The nuance is clear, or so I assumed. Replace parts as needed (either scheduled maintenance or ad hoc), but the powertrain will likely last the life of the vehicle, and that is the material cost concern of a vehicle.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2022/08/01/electric...

> “It’s the complete opposite of what people feared when we first launched EVs—that the batteries would only last a short time,” he reflected.

> It’s clear that most EV batteries will outlast the vehicles they were installed in, and even then, they have a worthwhile second life before they need to be stripped down for recycling.

> “At the end of the vehicle’s life—15 or 20 years down the road—you take the battery out of the car, and it’s still healthy, with perhaps 60 or 70% of usable charge,” said Thomas.

-- Nissan executive Nic Thomas.

(and these are early gen battery pack designs that were, frankly, not very good compared to Tesla's)

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iancmceachern 763 days ago
I dont know where you get this, but it's not ended up being true.
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iancmceachern 765 days ago
Not true.

Your car will go way out of alignment first. It will handle like crap, and if you try to align it at an alignment shop they won't be able to.

You can easily test yourself, jack the car up, see of there is slop in the wheel.

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