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Dan's Auto Sales & Repair
(860) 368-0954
366 Governor St
East Hartford, CT
West End Auto Body
(860) 704-9933
16 Wakefield Ct
New Britain, CT
Rides By Ryan
(860) 385-1917
467 Middlefield St
Middletown, CT
Autozone
(860) 520-1339
1487 Albany Ave
Hartford, CT
Carquest Auto Parts Stores
(860) 525-1417
144 Albany Ave
Hartford, CT
Tony D's Auto Repair
(860) 249-1959
31 Tobey Rd
Bloomfield, CT
Checkered Flag Auto
(860) 292-0943
20 Main St
Tariffville, CT
Napa Auto Parts
(860) 243-2627
1020 Blue Hills Ave
Hartford, CT
AutoZone
(860) 520-1339
1487 Albany
Hartford, CT
Napa Auto & Truck Parts
(860) 243-2627
1020 Blue Hills Ave
Hartford, CT
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Tire Talk - Handling the Load Wheel Bearing Diagnosis



8/1/2007



Although wheel bearings are often the most neglected part of the vehicle, they nevertheless have a critical job to do, and in most cases, do it very well. Not only are wheel bearings designed to support the weight of the vehicle and allow it to travel over a road with a minimum of rolling friction, the bearings must also withstand the thrust loads generated by high-speed cornering and hard acceleration and braking. In addition, most wheel bearings must operate in a hostile environment ranging from 40 F on a cold start-up to more than 400 F during heavy braking. Worse still, the muddy, silt-laden water of Americas southern flood plains have recently ruined thousands of wheel bearings by contaminating them with dirt and water.

Its All Ball Bearings Nowadays
Ball-type wheel bearings were very popular on early vehicles because they were easy to manufacture and install. Moreover, since ball-type wheel bearings have minimal load-bearing area between the ball and the inner and outer bearing races, their rolling friction is usually low. On the other hand, this lack of load-bearing area makes adjustment and lubrication critical because a combination of too much preload and incorrect bearing grease will cause rapid failure.

Rolling in the 50s
During the late 1950s, tapered roller wheel bearings became popular because the larger contact area between the roller and bearing races increased their load-bearing capacity and made them more reliable. The...

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