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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On a trailer I've never noticed imminent bearing failure from the tow vehicle (noise etc.).
I've found imminent failure can be detected by jacking wheel and rocking tire back and forth. A tiny bit of play is normal adjustment. But if the tire rocks a lot- like a quarter or half inch bearings are severely out of whack.
My previous trailer was easy to lift on a bottle jack. I could get a feel for wheel bearing play in just a few minutes. I used to check it before trips. This in addition to regular bearing service.
On a car or truck you can usually hear the sound of bad wheel bearings.
I've found imminent failure can be detected by jacking wheel and rocking tire back and forth. A tiny bit of play is normal adjustment. But if the tire rocks a lot- like a quarter or half inch bearings are severely out of whack.
My previous trailer was easy to lift on a bottle jack. I could get a feel for wheel bearing play in just a few minutes. I used to check it before trips. This in addition to regular bearing service.
On a car or truck you can usually hear the sound of bad wheel bearings.
