Originally Posted by
SquidPuppet
It sounds like something is wrong here. What wore out, the balls, the cones, or both? What grade balls are you using? Are you setting the preload too high?
The cones more than the balls. There were a few pits on some of the balls, but the cones were toast. The preload was set so it was just past the no-play setting. The original cones with the preload set by the factory, and the factory lube only lasted about 2x longer. i also replaced the cones with the factory cones and cone from Wheels mfg. Same results.
I did not like the fact these are not sealed. They have a shield, but nu rubber seals. Cartridge bearings would have seals.
Ride Safe,
Joe