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Grilling Tires.. Mmmm mmmm good
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Looks like either gear oil or break fluid got on your brake pads.
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Mine made a noise...
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Was throwing water at it... from my reading so far where the wheel is so scorching hot inside and out am thinking wheel bearings... but that's just the thinking so far lol.
74M35A2
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As another member said before, press the "Run-Flat" CTIS button and hammer down!
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Shredded or sauteed, they still smell the same.....
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Hard to believe there was no indication before that state of affairs...
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Yup, bearing is fubar if the lip of the drum isn't shaved off too. I've only done this twice on the same truck possessed by Murphy himself. May as well redo all the seals while you're in there.
well we looked at each other when we stopped at a red light and said thats a new smell... kinda smells hot? pulled over spit on the hub... sizzle sizzle ran into the store for a couple gallons of spring water and started cooling Big Chubby down.... maybe a good time to switch all out to some super singles...ah dreamin! lol
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Moved the tire from right rear to right steer, and changed it roadside. Went on down the road singled on the right rear.
Missed a pickup at ft hood from GP, which pushed it out a week. Apparently they only do loadouts on Wednesdays.
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he makes more noise when he sleeps..............
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Luckily you stopped at the light and noticed it.
I've seen semis driving with trailer wheels on fire and throwing flaming pieces of rubber until they finally notice it.
It could have been much worse.
I've seen semis driving with trailer wheels on fire and throwing flaming pieces of rubber until they finally notice it.
It could have been much worse.
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Actually, that is often the smart thing to do. If you were to stop with a tire on fire, you are risking your whole rig (or at least the whole trailer if you uncouple the tractor and move it away). A tire is hard to extinguish, burns very hot and when it burns, it will set ablaze whatever is above and around it. Trailer floors are usually wood and combust. Smarter to keep on driving; that blows flames and heat out the back and when the rubber finally comes off the rim, the fire lost its fuel and you can safely stop.
Yes, if you do that in a forest during dought season you may endanger others, but short of that, small burning pieces of rubber on a highway rarely cause issues.
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very good point and makes sense.
Sure is a sight to see!
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You will probably have to remove the backside of the brake assembly & cut it off with a cutting wheel if you can get to it without damaging the spindle!
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Get rid of all that grease and heat just the bearing race with a torch, it will expand and "should" slide right off. If you have to use a thin cutting wheel, just score the race, then hit the grove with a chisel and the hardened/brittle race should break the rest of the way through.
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Torch it gently bit by bit, there's no other way. The spindle is very hardy but still take your time with it. If you widdle down opposing sides of the inner bearing you can take a hammer and chisel to it for the last bit and hopefully break it in half. Make sure to wipe all that grease off first. This part just sucks and you have to do it.
