I was doing some maintenance on the Cent BARV and spotted the RH idler was a little loose.
So I removed the hub cap, expecting to have to tighten up the fixing cap.
Nope, still nice and tight.
So I removed the idler completely...
Inner bearing is toast. Some of the ball bearings came out in pieces
Being at the front, idlers on Centurions are very exposed, so I wonder if this model has suffered a front end collision, which damaged the bearing somehow.
I've ordered new SKF bearings, and will replace all four at the front, just in case.
Adrian.
Well, that's never happened before...
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Re: Well, that's never happened before...
hallo,
so ist es wenn man billige Lager einbaut !
Wer billig kauft zahlt doppelt
SKF Lager sind immer eine gute Wahl^
Schönen Tag noch
Gruss Klaus
so ist es wenn man billige Lager einbaut !
Wer billig kauft zahlt doppelt
SKF Lager sind immer eine gute Wahl^
Schönen Tag noch
Gruss Klaus
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Re: Well, that's never happened before...
It did ....... a few years ago at REME. Suddenly it ran amok, and repeatedly rammed into the Scammel display stand until we managed to find the kill switch.Adrian Harris wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 9:52 amBeing at the front, idlers on Centurions are very exposed, so I wonder if this model has suffered a front end collision, which damaged the bearing somehow.
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Re: Well, that's never happened before...
Adrian if everything was still tight l doubt it would be collision damage that caused it. probably just a bearing failure. Seen plenty bearing breakups when l was working on bikes.
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Re: Well, that's never happened before...
That was because Nick walked off with the transmitter and left the tank switched on. Though from memory it was trying to reverse into the Scammel, so that wouldn't have affected the idlers. Maybe I need to check the sprockets as wellChris Hall wrote: ↑Fri Aug 04, 2023 11:30 amIt did ....... a few years ago at REME. Suddenly it ran amok, and repeatedly rammed into the Scammel display stand until we managed to find the kill switch.
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Re: Well, that's never happened before...
The BARV has been in the sea , so sand and salt may have got into the bearing and over time caused it to deteriorate to the point of failure.
David
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