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Inspect Your Wheel Bearings Before They Fail
10. Dec, 2010 SHANDONG OBETTER BEARING CO., LTD
When to inspect your wheel bearings
Find and fix problem wheel bearings during regular maintenance. Wheel bearings must be properly adjusted and run in clean lube, or you can expect increased costs from failure. Bearings should also be inspected for wear at regular intervals and whenever you or your driver finds some telltale signs. We've outlined below some clues to finding problems with your wheel bearings before they get really expensive.
Things to look for during a walk around:
Low oil level in the hub cap window
Discolored or burnt hub cap window
Abnormal tire wear
The hub cap or hub is too hot to touch
Warning signs while driving:
Increased fuel costs
Wheel noise or vibration
Wheel wobble
Increased stopping distance
Smoking wheel end
Wheel lock-up
Determining when to replace your wheel bearings:
Once you've opened up the wheel end, you need to know how to determine whether your bearings need to be replaced. It won't do you much good to clean and reuse worn wheel bearings. They're still worn wheel bearings.
Definitely replace your wheel bearings if you find any of the following:
Metal flakes in the lube
Dry, caked lube in the hub cap
Heat discoloration
Visual wear (Do the bearing's rollers have grooves worn in them?)
A Bearing cup is spinning in the hub bore
A bearing cone is spinning on the spindle
Dents or raised metal on the bearing races or rollers
Spalling (flaking) of the metal in the races or rollers
Consider replacing your wheel bearings if you find any of the following:
Bearing cone is noisy when rotated
Rusty bearings or water in the wheel end
Axle nut face wear
Spindle wear (Is the bearing cone spinning on the spindle?)
Hub bore wear (Is the bearing cup spinning in the hub bore?)
The bearing has been dropped
Shandong Obetter bearing Company is a leading global supplier in the areas of bearings, mechatronics, services. OBT Group as a high-tech enterprise and professional manufacturer specicalized in ball bearing and roller bearing. we can produce non-standard bearing and machine parts as our customers request. we always follows the principles of "Good Faith, Equality, Cooperation and Win-Win" to cooperate with our customers.
For additional information, please contact:
Company brand: OBT Bearing
Company Name: Shandong Obetter Bearing Co., Ltd
WebSite: www.obtbearing.com
Tel/FAX:86-635-8511972
E-mail: obtbearing@163.com
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