I recently did a brake inspection on my 2010 16' and then repacked the wheel bearings with fresh grease and tightened the castle nut, etc. No new races or bearings, just kept the stock ones.
When tightening the castle nut, I went for finger tight with no play, then backed off until I could insert the cotter pin.
At the end of a 60 mile trip, one wheel was reasonably cool, and the other aluminum wheel (and brake drum) felt quite hot.
I'm pretty sure the brakes aren't adjusted too tight against the drum, as I can't even lock them up when I manually peg the controller to full braking with the panic lever (yes, I need to adjust the brakes)
So I figure the bearing is too tight. So tonight I backed it off one more notch on the castle nut, and I'm getting what seems to me like a little too much play. I took a brief video; can anyone tell me if this looks like too much play or not?
If this IS too much play, then what might be causing the drum and wheel (rim) to heat up? The tire itself seems fine, not hot, inflated to 65 PSI (max recommended pressure). The only thing I can think of is the brake pads against the drum but as I said that doesn't seem tight.
When tightening the castle nut, I went for finger tight with no play, then backed off until I could insert the cotter pin.
At the end of a 60 mile trip, one wheel was reasonably cool, and the other aluminum wheel (and brake drum) felt quite hot.
I'm pretty sure the brakes aren't adjusted too tight against the drum, as I can't even lock them up when I manually peg the controller to full braking with the panic lever (yes, I need to adjust the brakes)
So I figure the bearing is too tight. So tonight I backed it off one more notch on the castle nut, and I'm getting what seems to me like a little too much play. I took a brief video; can anyone tell me if this looks like too much play or not?
If this IS too much play, then what might be causing the drum and wheel (rim) to heat up? The tire itself seems fine, not hot, inflated to 65 PSI (max recommended pressure). The only thing I can think of is the brake pads against the drum but as I said that doesn't seem tight.
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