How hot do your hubs get?

[nfpgasmask]

Yeah, I used a cheap fish scale, cost maybe $5.

There used to be a decent tutorial on PlanetIsuzoo for the wheel bearing repack but it seems to have disappeared???

The hubs on my Trooper get pretty warm to the touch. But nothing that I can't keep my hand on.

Bart

[CrnCnn]

I didn't remove the rubber piece. My pads were still fairly new so the piston wasnt all that far out (I know that doesnt mean its not dirty) the rotors were garbage so I replaced it all at the same time. The pads and rotors were pretty think so maybe they are just dragging. I did notice they were a lot more on the warm side in the first few days and they dont seem as hot now, but is has also been pretty cold here so I didnt know if that had anything to do with it.

I am gonna be driving about 1000 miles soon and dont want any grenading happening.

[Ldub]

There used to be a decent tutorial on PlanetIsuzoo for the wheel bearing repack but it seems to have disappeared???

Bart

Isn't it the same one by David Chang, that's in our "how to" section?

http://www.vehicross.info/misc/pdf_f...ing_repack.pdf

[CrnCnn]

But nothing that I can't keep my hand on.

Bart

That's about where these are, pretty warm but not burn you. Maybe its all for nothing

[nfpgasmask]

Isn't it the same one by David Chang, that's in our "how to" section?

http://www.vehicross.info/misc/pdf_f...ing_repack.pdf

Yeah, that's it! It was in the how-to section on the Planet and I just looked for it and couldn't find it??



Bart

[SlowPro48]

That's about where these are, pretty warm but not burn you. Maybe its all for nothing

Yup - really hot is a guaranteed problem - pretty warm is probably nothing unless it's accompanied by the roar of worn out bearings. Drive on!

[PK]

Rule of thumb -

If you spit on it, and it sizzles, it is tooooo hot.

PK

[tom4bren]

Rule of thumb -

If you spit on it, and it sizzles, it is tooooo hot.

PK

ROFL - a true red neck mechanic. I likey.

[CrnCnn]

Thanks everyone for easing my mind.

[deermagnet]

Today while I was out I checked some temps with an infrared thermometer right after I stopped.
Air temps were in the 20's. I have a stock set up with the '99 caps, so I can't get that close to the hubs.

Rotors-


Caliper-


Lug nut-


I got the infrared from ThermoWorks for only $20. They now have a similar unit for a nice price-
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/ir/ir_mini.html

I highly recommend getting one of these neat little gadgets.

Mark Griffin

[tom4bren]

I got the infrared from Thermo Works for only $20. They now have a similar unit for a nice price-
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/ir/ir_mini.html

I highly recommend getting one of these neat little gadgets.

Mark Griffin

But PK's method is even cheaper

[PK]

But PK's method is even cheaper

Damn technology - making me redundant again.

PK