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MG MGA - Hot brakes / wheel bearings

Am leaving shortly to take my daughter away to college. Before I left I thought I'd pose a question to you folks. My right front brakes/wheel got very hot recently due to a brake problem. Do you think that I should repack the wheel bearings now? Any way to check without taking them apart?

Cheers, Jerry
Jerry Murphy

Wouldn't have thought that the heat would have got that far Jerry. Certainly the hub and bearings would have run a bit warmer than normal but it's hard to imagine the temp rise would be sufficient to affect the HMP grease. Take the cap off and have a look if you wish and if the contents seems unaffected then all should be well.
Iain MacKintosh

This thread was discussed between 17/08/2005 and 18/08/2005

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