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Motor31 · 10-15-2008, 11:27 AM

There is something you can do to help keep bearing failure from stopping you. We stop about 20 miles into the trip so I can recheck the tire temperature and also check the hubs for heat. I do this at every stop we make as we like to stretch our legs about every two hours or so. I just put the back of my finger against a lug nut and or the edge of the wheel where it touches the hub. If it is hot, there is a problem, either the brake is dragging or the bearing is getting hot. In either case it is something to check out.

If the bearing fails and really heats up the spindle you will have to replace both.

10-15-2008, 11:27 AM	#6
Motor31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,130	There is something you can do to help keep bearing failure from stopping you. We stop about 20 miles into the trip so I can recheck the tire temperature and also check the hubs for heat. I do this at every stop we make as we like to stretch our legs about every two hours or so. I just put the back of my finger against a lug nut and or the edge of the wheel where it touches the hub. If it is hot, there is a problem, either the brake is dragging or the bearing is getting hot. In either case it is something to check out. If the bearing fails and really heats up the spindle you will have to replace both. __________________ Mike Nancy and the fuzzies Fulltiming since June 2004 Volvo 660 MH tow vehicle 2005 MS 38RL 2007 Saturn Ion "toad" 2010 Gold Wing "piggyback"