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Everist Brothers Automotive
(503) 967-7049
7305 NE Fremont St
Portland, OR
Marque Motors
(503) 470-7260
7310 SW Macadam Ave
Portland, OR
Portland's Pitstop Kustoms
(503) 388-7541
15615 SE Division St
Portland, OR
eBay Consignment and Resale in Portland, OR
503-9675847
SE Portland
Portland, OR
Midas Portland
503-288-6033
2326 NE Broadway
Portland, OR
The Gear Heads
(503) 575-7419
7055 Northeast Glison
Portland, OR
E & A Auto Repair
(503) 462-7068
6014 NE 112th Ave
Portland, OR
In & Out Auto Care
(503) 462-7043
610 E 1st St
Gladstone, OR
Napa Auto Parts
(503) 233-2533
730 Se 9th Ave
Portland, OR
Maaco Auto Body Shop and Collision Center
503-281-3312
2529 North Ross Avenue
Portland, OR
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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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