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Old 06-18-20, 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Salubrious
True! Do you think someone had set the cones too tight?
That was my thought.
I've seen lots of dirty, rusty, gunky hubs but never damage
like this example.
Also, it wasn't a sudden failure.
It's possible that one spline could fail.
This shows a consistent and uniform wear pattern.
over a course of time.
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