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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ldub View Post
    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??



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    Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by CrnCnn View Post
    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!

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    Rule of thumb -

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

    PK
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    I can't even get into my own pants!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by PK View Post
    Rule of thumb -

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

    PK
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    Put a smiley after you say that Bub.

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    Thanks everyone for easing my mind.

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    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
    Last edited by deermagnet : 01/08/2010 at 03:47 PM

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