Bearing running hot
I am towing my tamdem 21' travel trailer. It is old, 1975. 2 days into my 9 day journey across Canada I have a persistent warm bearing issue. The first day, I did it by feel, and one bearing, th...
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swimmer_spe wrote:Lynnmor wrote:swimmer_spe wrote:
This morning, I opened the cap.
I backed the nut off 1/6th a turn. You cannot turn 1/4 on a six sided nut.
I also put more grease in the hub.
After a few hundred km, the bearing temperature is now less than 5C than the others.
I could probably back it off another 1/6th turn.
Why wouldn't you just jack it up and adjust the wheel bearing correctly?
Because, I did not have a torque wrench to re torque the wheel bolts (yes, the trailer is that old.) I know that you spin the drum, not spin the wheel.
Sorry, time to get a torque wrench!
I would have disassembled that wheel and inspected the bearing, the bearing and /or the grease could be burned.
