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Originally Posted by Vince@MSperfab
Not really the brand as much as maintenence, grease, pre load and inspection I feel is more important.
Each time your car comes in after a track event it goes up on the rack and the hubs are pre checked for free play, then torn down, the grease, bearings, races and spindle shafts are inspected. Its part of my Track-Pak inspection.
As of last inspection everything looked good.
Grease, We look for grease blow out, cook off and general condition.
Bearings and races we look for discoloration and pitting.
Spindle shaft we look for cracking, discoloration and galling.
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I just did all of this and really expected the bearings to have some issues... but they looked (after I degreased 'em) real good - we're talking inner and outer here - they ran and felt smooth - and the races weren't discolored or galled or any metal dust anywhere... I packed 'em full of synthetic grease -- put new seals in... and re-installed 'em back on the spiffy, cleaned to the ninth degree, spindles.
Really glad i did this nasty little job because the grease was definitely "cooked" off... Not dry - but definitely was ready to be cleaned up and gone.