Bearings and bad decisions......
A cautionary tale of wheel bearing tragedy.... Learn from my bad decision.... I was doing my pre-trip walk around this morning as we prepared to get back on the road. I noticed a missing wheel bea...
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That missing cap is a sign you landed with a hot hub. Hope you can save the axle stub.
I carry spare bearings packed and stored in the can of grease.
I have a temp gun in the tool kit. But it stays in the tool kit. Every stop, first thing I do when I get out is touch every tire and every hub. I'm not filing a report, don't need to know exact temperature, but only one hotter than other.YMMV
I carry spare bearings packed and stored in the can of grease.
memtb wrote:
Someone mentioned monitoring your bearing temps by touching the cap....effective, but not real accurate. We carry a temp gun (less than $50), and take tire and hub temperatures on every stop.
I have a temp gun in the tool kit. But it stays in the tool kit. Every stop, first thing I do when I get out is touch every tire and every hub. I'm not filing a report, don't need to know exact temperature, but only one hotter than other.YMMV
