At What Point Does Heat On Bearings and Hubs Become Excessive

Question:

How hot is too hot??

asked by: Eric

Expert Reply:

It looks like you were referring to a previous question regarding excessive heat on the hubs and brakes during travel. If you were getting over 200 degrees that would be a bad sign. But typically if all of the hubs are the same temperature you're good and it's only really an issue if one of the hubs is hotter than others. There are cases where on long trips you'll run 150-160 degrees without blinking an eye on a hot day.

You will want to make sure that you're regularly greasing your bearings and hubs and performing scheduled maintenance to reduce the chances that you'll have a malfunction that can be prevented.

expert reply by: Erik B