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kyle86
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016

Opinion Needed - Repacking Wheel Bearings and found THIS

I am about to make a long trip so I went to repack the bearings for the first time on my new to me 2003 sunnybrook 5er. The previous owner told me he had to replace an axle due to a wheel coming off a...
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Dakzuki
Explorer
Apr 22, 2016
If that is from a previous bearing failure the heat has likely changed the properties of the steel....not for the better. Cracks can also begin in divots like that and propagate through the part leading to failure. I'd scrap it for the few hundred bucks involved.

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