Rear Wheel Bearings Suddenly Bad...The Outcome

Just a note to all those who posted about my rear wheel bearing failures
following a rear brake job...

After several discussions with the service manager, he informed me that
after contacting Ford, they agreed to pick up the tab if I'd be willing to
pay a $50 'deductible'...not bad considering the bearing hub assemblies are
$260 apiece. There was no admission of guilt on their part, however the bulk
of our level-headed dialogue revolved around the statistical improbability
of the double-failure versus the likelihood of a 'heavy handed' tech
laterally whapping a rusted-on rotor to remove it, and the resultant
potential of bearing damage.

Seems like sanity and common sense prevailed this time. Anyway, I want to
thank all of you who took the time to post.

Pete D in Cleveland