Author Topic: Metal Shards in Recently Changed Bearing Oil  (Read 5126 times)

Bill Drout

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Re: Metal Shards in Recently Changed Bearing Oil
« Reply #15 on: May 19, 2020, 05:00:22 PM »
I probably will not do the work myself, but I have a good relationship with the shop foreman and will ask him to keep the parts along with which side of the axle they came from.
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1998 Beaver Patriot Monticello - 40'
CAT 3126B

Eric Maclean

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Re: Metal Shards in Recently Changed Bearing Oil
« Reply #16 on: May 22, 2020, 01:03:25 PM »
Bill
Eric here with an update on my project after cleaning all the parts up from my front brake job I noticed very light rust shadowing on my onboard wheel bearing rollers and decided to replace both inner bearings and races .
I imagine that's what's happened to yours overtime the rust breaks through the hardening and metal transfer begins rendering the bearings useless in a short period of time.
Hope this helps explain how even relatively new bearings can go bad.
If you get pics of the dead bearings I may be able to tell you what caused your failure.
Good luck
Eric
1997 Patriot Yorktown
3126-B
2009 Chevy HHR
Roadmaster falcon tow bar
Demco Air Force one tow brake.