Ok, here's the deal. My 93 Legacy wagon spit out its driver's front wheel bearing last night. I've known for a while that both front bearings were on their way out, but last night the driver side one suffered catastrophic failure. So here's the question. Can a bad wheel bearing (or two) cause enough of a camber problem to scrub the shoulders off of a pair of tires in less than 500 miles or is there something else I should be looking for while I've got it all apart?

 

I've never been into a Legacy like this before, so this is kind of uncharted water for me.

Ok, here's the deal. My 93 Legacy wagon spit out its driver's front wheel bearing last night. I've known for a while that both front bearings were on their way out, but last night the driver side one suffered catastrophic failure. So here's the question. Can a bad wheel bearing (or two) cause enough of a camber problem to scrub the shoulders off of a pair of tires in less than 500 miles or is there something else I should be looking for while I've got it all apart?

 

I've never been into a Legacy like this before, so this is kind of uncharted water for me.

 

I would think that it could cause tire wear but I'm not sure if it would happen that quickly. Check your ball joints and tie rod ends as well.

I think all you can really do is replace the wheel bearings and maybe the outer tie rod ends and get a professional 4 wheel alignment done. They will find any other problems while aligning it.