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DSchmidt_2000
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Sep 14, 2014

Will bearing issue heat entire drum or just the hub area?

Have one drum/hub that is uncomfortably hot vs the others being just warm on a tandem axle 4 horse trailer. Not just the hub portion, but also the outer part of the drum on the part the shoes press ag...
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mt1729
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Sep 14, 2014
A bad bearing can heat up the brake drum, how ever the hub would be hotter than the drum. A brake that is dragging will heat the drum hotter than the hub.

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