Hi Scott....It's loose!.The stub axle bolt is 55-60 lbs torque on a
Spitfire..Must be about the same for a GT6..
RB
----- Original Message -----
From: Scott Janzen
To: RACER BUD
Cc: 'Friends of Triumph' Triumph
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:36 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] Cooked Front Wheel Bearing On GT6
yes - it was pretty snug - though I got maybe 1/8 turn on the nut.
On Jan 31, 2010, at 9:20 PM, RACER BUD wrote:
have you checked the tightness of the Big nut on the Back side of the axle?
RB
----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Janzen" <s.janzen@comcast.net>
To: "'Friends of Triumph' Triumph" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 31, 2010 5:11 PM
Subject: [Fot] Cooked Front Wheel Bearing On GT6
One of the inner wheel bearings was totally dried out - looked like the
grease had just been baked black by the heat of the brake rotor, transmitted
to the hub. The race had turned that brownish gold color metal gets after
being heated a lot. The outer bearing was ok, though blackened grease had
migrated over there, and the bearings on the other front hub are fine. Last
event I ran was an enduro, but still, only about 50 minutes of driving time.
I had looked at the bearings at the not long ago - smooth and plenty of
grease. There's no evidence of actual bearing disintegration, just too much
heat and burned up grease.
Is it time for air ducts? I run Hawk HT10s, stock calipers and rotors.
Brakes were pulling straight, rotors are not warped - possible this side was
dragging, but there was no evidence of it while driving. I would have
figured the brakes would fade away before this happened.
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