Bearing repack - hub noises?

Brake to me. Please let us know.

Sounds like brake to me. Bearing would be more of a growling sound.

"Does this sound like a bearing or brake issue?"

Yes. :)

It could very easily be either. Brake dragging, or bearing running dry.

Sounds like out of round brake drum. Might take them in for turning while apart!

“Sounds like out of round brake drum. Might take them in for turning while apart!”

Excellent suggestion.

Ok people. Electric brakes will make a noise when turned. The magnet is in contact with the drum by a spring. It rides along the drum until the brake controller sends a signal for current. Then it drags harder against the drum and increases braking proportiently. So it's normal to hear a scraping/dragging noise when turning. The drum will not freewheel because of this. It does sound like it may be slightly adjusted too much. You should be able to freely turn it with a couple fingers and not much effort.

dodge guy wrote:
Ok people. Electric brakes will make a noise when turned. The magnet is in contact with the drum by a spring. It rides along the drum until the brake controller sends a signal for current. Then it drags harder against the drum and increases braking proportiently. So it's normal to hear a scraping/dragging noise when turning. The drum will not freewheel because of this. It does sound like it may be slightly adjusted too much. You should be able to freely turn it with a couple fingers and not much effort.

/\ /\ what he said

Bird Freak wrote:
Sounds like brake to me. Bearing would be more of a growling sound.

Concur ! Also a bearing going bad will actually spin fairly well.

Could be the magnet dragging on the drum like dodge guy said.

theoldwizard1 wrote:

Bird Freak wrote:
Sounds like brake to me. Bearing would be more of a growling sound.

Concur ! Also a bearing going bad will actually spin fairly well.

A bearing bad enough to make noise is not going to "spin fairly well".