Took my Sure Grip apart, should I be concerned?
Tonight I dug into my cone style Sure Grip. I bench tested it before taking it apart by putting a axle in a vise, then put the unit on the axle. I put another axle on the other side, and had to use a small crowbar levered in the studs to get the axle to turn. so, it locked up fine. After tearing it apart the part of the cone that contacts the outer housing looked good, like they had not bottomed out yet. What does not look good to me is where the spider gears rest on the cones. They look like they have been hot and chattered. Sorry for the poor pictures, but is this normal?
Tonight I dug into my cone style Sure Grip. I bench tested it before taking it apart by putting a axle in a vise, then put the unit on the axle. I put another axle on the other side, and had to use a small crowbar levered in the studs to get the axle to turn. so, it locked up fine. After tearing it apart the part of the cone that contacts the outer housing looked good, like they had not bottomed out yet. What does not look good to me is where the spider gears rest on the cones. They look like they have been hot and chattered. Sorry for the poor pictures, but is this normal?
