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Message: <blockquote data-quote="someotherguy" data-source="post: 23040" data-attributes="member: 6178">You should be able to feel hub bearing wear by lifting and supporting truck at the frame rails or lower control arms, and grab the tire, use it as a lever, try to tilt in/out and left/right instead of trying to feel it right off the bat at the hub where you have a smaller area to grab.I can't speak for the hubs used on a 2500, but I have serious doubts about the ones on a 1500 making it to 270K.  I replaced all four on our two 1500's at just past 100K as they had obvious wear.  One of them, the seal had given up on the back and the rollers ran dry, got crunchy, some of them turned sideways.  Fortunately the wife noticed the front end sounding like hell and turned around to come right back home.Richard</blockquote>