Originally Posted by Andrew R Stewart

I think what Racing Dan is talking about is when there's excessive (and there's that qualifier once again. Our passion is full of judgments and opinions) bearing preload the rolling surfaces go through a work hardening process as they are indented and rebound under the pressure of the balls. I think of it like a too heavy truck for the road's surface. The layers of road will flex and then in time crack.


Not every situation has had scientific research and a published paper. But the decades of hands on findings do speak just the same. Andy