Ebrownie
Member
Ok, so I got these front rims and tires for free off of an old John Deere lawn tractor. The tires are 16x6.50-8, but they are pretty much shot.
I took them off the spindles and found that they had regular bushings in them, which I expected. I planned on removing them and putting bearings in if I could, and if I couldn't, the wheels would take a little vacation to the landfill.
Long story short, I couldn't get the bushings out. The hubs have a little metal lip on the inside of the bushings holding them from going deeper into the hub, but no flange or anything on the outside. Since I couldn't hammer them out, I would assume they are pressed in with some sort of flange that doesn't allow them to come out. (Bushing ID is 1", hub ID is ~1 7/16")
So, obviously it isn't a good idea to have bushings on the front spindles. But, theoretically, what would happen to the bushings at sustained high-ish speeds? Would they just get really hot, or disentegrate?
I took them off the spindles and found that they had regular bushings in them, which I expected. I planned on removing them and putting bearings in if I could, and if I couldn't, the wheels would take a little vacation to the landfill.
Long story short, I couldn't get the bushings out. The hubs have a little metal lip on the inside of the bushings holding them from going deeper into the hub, but no flange or anything on the outside. Since I couldn't hammer them out, I would assume they are pressed in with some sort of flange that doesn't allow them to come out. (Bushing ID is 1", hub ID is ~1 7/16")
So, obviously it isn't a good idea to have bushings on the front spindles. But, theoretically, what would happen to the bushings at sustained high-ish speeds? Would they just get really hot, or disentegrate?