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Wheel Bearing Temp

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Wheel Bearing Temp

Post by Burdy »

How hot should front wheel bearings be when u have driven 600kms, i put my hand on the free wheeling hub when i got home the other day from a trip and i could only keep my hand on it for about 4-5 seconds,the wheel bearings have only been recently replaced and have been nipped up once and no play in them at all
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Re: Wheel Bearing Temp

Post by kbv8ute »

Hey mate when you check is usually at a servo during a trip and the hub will be abit warmer due to the use of your brakes to pull up. obviously heat is generated from the discs. If you use a infared gun generally they are around 40-50 degress running. Obviously the hotter they are the grease looses viscosity and turns to liquid form like oil. Best bet would be have a look and check the bearing surface to see if any heat marks on the bearing face and while your in there repack them. Dont over tighten them this is also a factor that causes over heating.
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Re: Wheel Bearing Temp

Post by gu town »

kbv8ute wrote: the hub will be abit warmer due to the use of your brakes to pull up..
x2

pretty much impossible to tell by feel due to the heat soak.
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