Timeline for Are these roller bearings okay? One is gray, the other muddy
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| Sep 26, 2020 at 6:36 | comment | added | Criggie | The noise on turns could be related to preload - you need goldilocks (enough but not too much.) Or you're turning on full wheel lock and perhaps something's rubbing. Get the front end up on axle stands, spin the wheels by hand while someone turns the steering wheel to full lock. If the bearings were causing the noise it would be there on straight-ahead too. However slightly-loose bearings could cause noise too. | |
| Sep 25, 2020 at 14:12 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Not yet, I don’t have quality replacement grease on-hand. I'll get some. I repacked last year when the noise problem was not so bad, hoping grease condition would tell the tale. Is a dual failure possible, this bearing being fine and another bearing accounting for the noise? | |
| Sep 25, 2020 at 14:09 | comment | added | Solar Mike | Have you cleaned them? | |
| Sep 25, 2020 at 14:07 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | I've thought it could be a worn out lip seal letting water in... but that wouldn't explain why it makes excessive noise or more/less noise during turns. | |
| Sep 25, 2020 at 6:24 | history | answered | Solar Mike | CC BY-SA 4.0 |