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my first post & first attempted repair on my 1991 convertible firefly - 3cyl - 5 speed. developed a noise in front left, very quickly deteriorated to serious grind & clunk, stopped & had it towed home.
Spindle seized to strut, so removed strut & spindle assy, took to shop to press out & press in new bearing. Within 10 km grinding & very hot, limped home, took off hub nut & pushed back spline, packed with grease from front & back, retorqued nut. Didn't grind or get hot, but it's noisy.
Dissassemble myself for 2nd attempt, installed new bearing & grease, reassembled. torqued to spec. Now it's still noisy & the spindle seems hot to the touch. Any guesses what could be the probem?

mine is the large double bearing, and not a sealed bearing, everything else was done (twice) using what seems to be correct procedure according the link & mitchel on-line & haynes manual. I am considering replacing strut & spindle assemblies. Does anyone know which years are compatible? there is a U-pull scrap yard in town where i can get strut/spindle assemblies for 20 bucks a side.

Anything with the same bearing '89-'94 should work, except the Turbo.

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Once you get the cars dialed-in (compression, leaks, bearings, alignment, brakes) swap in new rubber and glass, you've got something which should last for years!

if you are for sure it is the wheel bearing then you fix it yourself otherwise you get the mechanic service. I suggest you to Check those slider pins, and clean them and hole in the caliper they go into then re-oiled them with high temp brake grease.