Wheel Bearing Temps & Test Drive
I have a 2010 KZ RV CL164 and repacked the bearings this spring (single 3500# axle). I have done bearings before (on a small pop-up) but never took the temp with and IR temperature gun. Here is wha...
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We stopped at a rest stop yesterday after about a 300 mile run with our KZ. Maybe around 85 ambient temp. I checked the tire air pressure all around and then thought I'd give my IR gun a try which I've hardly used so far.
On one side aiming as close to the center of the drums as I could, I got 80-85F on one side and 130 - 135F on the other. I got a little panicky at first and then realized that the sun was bearing down on one side the whole time while the other was in the shade. We were steadily climbing in elevation for 200+ miles so any braking had little effect on the temp.
Interesting to see the difference the sun can make. If we had only one hotter wheel on the sunny side, then I would have been worried.
On one side aiming as close to the center of the drums as I could, I got 80-85F on one side and 130 - 135F on the other. I got a little panicky at first and then realized that the sun was bearing down on one side the whole time while the other was in the shade. We were steadily climbing in elevation for 200+ miles so any braking had little effect on the temp.
Interesting to see the difference the sun can make. If we had only one hotter wheel on the sunny side, then I would have been worried.
