bhawk
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About 6 months ago, our 94 ranger 4x4 got a growling noise from the front end. I discovered the inner race on the rotor had a little chip out of it. So I removed the race, installed a new bearing and race and the noise went away. The bearing had evidence of heat damage, kind of reddish color in a couple spots. Anyway, yesterday the growl came back. So I pulled the same rotor off and discovered the outer race had a chip out of it and the bearing had heat discoloration.
I'm thinking the caliper is sticking causing the rotor to overheat and the race is the first piece to fail. What do you think?
By the way, I am very careful installing the bearings and follow the service manual precisely when I torque the bearings to spec. Warn manual hubs by the way. So I have to rule out overtightening the bearings. Anything else that will cause the bearings to heat up and fail on the same side, twice?
I'm thinking the caliper is sticking causing the rotor to overheat and the race is the first piece to fail. What do you think?
By the way, I am very careful installing the bearings and follow the service manual precisely when I torque the bearings to spec. Warn manual hubs by the way. So I have to rule out overtightening the bearings. Anything else that will cause the bearings to heat up and fail on the same side, twice?