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Originally Posted by qwerty
Bearings will alos get hot if they are adjusted too tight.
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The above happened to me when I tried to adjust the Front Wheel Bearings by feel instead of using a Dial Indicator as the Factory Manual states.
I had to pull off the hubs to get rid of the overheated grease; but found no damaged or discolored Bearings/Bearing Races.
If you have a Magnetic base or other way to mount a Dial Indicator on the Rotor I would use that the check the bearing clearance. If it is really tight you know what caused the heat.
If it is too loose you may have lost a bearing.
Either way the hubs should be pulled off even if only to replace the roasted grease.
If it is not the Brakes draging.
Also If both sides overheated I believe it is more likely the Spindle Nuts were tightened too much. The reason I say this is I think it would be unusual for both sides to have a wheel bearing failure at the same time. I guess the exception could be if the wrong grease was used in them even with the correct clearance.