08-14-2020, 07:05 PM
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Re: Rear Wheel Bearings
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Originally Posted by Synchro909
Not really. I haven't heard of the rollers being too hard until this thread. What is supposed to be the problem with them being hard? I know that for a while, the sleeves for the housings were too soft and wore quickly. Maybe someone has got things backwards and thought that because the sleeves are wearing, the rollers must be too hard when it is actually the other way around. The sleeves are too soft. That said, I believe some of the better suppliers have improved them recently.
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Well said. When mistakes in hardness is made, too soft is normally the problem not too hard. About 10 years ago Texas T parts had to recall their new Model T rear axles for further hardening when people on a coast 2 coast trip reported problems. Axles were tested and were found to be too soft.
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