what signs for bearing failure
If bearings are starting to fail what signs do you notice. ( hot hubs, play in tire) anything else
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Regular bearings will heat the hub as they fail and will be rough if spun while the wheel is lifted off the ground.
NevR Lube bearings are another breed of cat. If disc brakes then the heat will be generated in the rotor by pad friction. As the bearing begins to fail the rotor goes out of vertical and runs diagonal in the caliper. When the failure is advanced the rotor will begin to make metal to metal contact with the caliper flange and the rotor will become very hot. Eventually the heat will propagate to the hub but the rotor will be first to show unusual temps.
I am not as familiar with NevR Lube & drum brakes but suspect the perimeter of the drum will be the first to see high heat.
We experienced 9 failures thus far till the wheel offset (-10mm) was ID'd as the cause and new wheels (0 offset) installed.
NevR Lube bearings are another breed of cat. If disc brakes then the heat will be generated in the rotor by pad friction. As the bearing begins to fail the rotor goes out of vertical and runs diagonal in the caliper. When the failure is advanced the rotor will begin to make metal to metal contact with the caliper flange and the rotor will become very hot. Eventually the heat will propagate to the hub but the rotor will be first to show unusual temps.
I am not as familiar with NevR Lube & drum brakes but suspect the perimeter of the drum will be the first to see high heat.
We experienced 9 failures thus far till the wheel offset (-10mm) was ID'd as the cause and new wheels (0 offset) installed.
