I recently replaced the bearings and races in a small boat trailer. After greasing-up, I took the rig for a short ride on the freeway. Having a new infra-red, digital thermometer, I decided to check the temperatures. With an ambient temperature of 90 degrees, the hubs (inside and outside) were all around 110 degrees, with a maximum temperature spread of 6 degrees.
So....... I got to thinking (I know, a bad thing). For those that routinely check their bearing temperatures, what is the average reading that you encounter?
Is there a general relationship to ambient temperature? (i.e., 10-20 degrees over ambient? More? Less?)
Just curious
Thanks
Best regards
Bill