ShadowHawk

Hello all, I'm posting for my buddy, who doesn't keep up with the forums... I generally do keep up with the forums, though, as I'm the one who winds up helping with repairs to his cars... He's got a '92 Loyale wagon, 4 door, 2 wheel drive.. Since he's owned it, he's had to replace the hubs on both front axles 2 times, and this weekend, we're doing it AGAIN! The teeth on the axle, for some reason, tend to want to chew up the teeth in the hub. When we made the repairs the 1st time around, we replaced the cone & flat washers as well, as the cone washer hadbeen chewed up... But geez.. we're about to put on the 4th set of hubs in less than 2 years. Does anyone here know what's going on with the axles/hubs? What else do we need to be replacing? The whole axle/u-joint/outer axle/bearings, etc? Or is it time to write this car off for taxes this year? (Note - engine runs good - just front drivetrain that is crapping out). When he drives straight and when he turns, it sounds like metal-on-metal - kind of like a bearing grind... We haven't checked the bearings since the first time we did the axles, because they were grinding THEN, but the bearings looked fine (probably should have changed them anyway just for posterity at $12 each)... Thanks in advance for any assistance possible. Rex Smith Richardson, Tx