Bearing repack - hub noises?
I'm in the process of putting new tires on my TT and will do bearing maintenance at the same time. Got one of the wheels off; when I spin the hub, it makes a dragging, scraping sound. The hub stops ...
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deltabravo wrote:Not contradicting at all. Anyone who has worked on drum brakes knows the brake pads can be manually adjusted by rotating the star wheel to loosen or tighten (contract/expand) the brake shoes against the drum.azdryheat wrote:
Strongly disagree with the above post. The problem isn't the electric brake. The brakes's star wheel is adjusted too tight, which is why the wheel isn't turning, the brakes are too tight.
Your post is contradicting. It says the problem "isn't the electric brakes" but then goes on to explain that the problem is the brakes being adjusted to tight.
The information you are probably trying to convey is "the problem isn't the electric function of the brakes, but the manual adjustment of them"
The electric portion of the braking system is activated when the driver steps on the brake and electric current is sent to the brakes which applies the brakes. Unless there is electric current going to the brakes there will be no activation of the brakes.
The only things causing the wheel not to spin is brakes that are adjusted too tight (with the star ring) or the wheel bearings being too tight (axle castle nut too tight). The electric portion of the brakes is not a factor as there is no current going there.
