Quote:
Originally Posted by PeteInLongBeach
Wow...
What does it take to break a hub and wear out a bearing? I don't think I've ever heard of this before!
|
Hi Pete,
I am not sure what happened to these X2's. I bought them from a Segway Rental where they have been used 3 years in the mountains of Austria. It looks like a lot of crashes happened to these Seggies (bended rims and handle bar, broken fenders, scratches and dents on the leanstear and cargo frame...)
The broken hub was a surprise for me. I noticed it when I removed the wheel first time. The design of the hub prevents the wheel from falling off when the welding line breaks. So I expected on this gearbox excessive worn bearings, but found a broken hub and a worn inner bearing. The inner bearing itself was not too bad, but the axle was excessive worn out.
The worn inner bearing (worn axle) is a Gen2 problem! Gen 1 already had the solution I finally made - a hardened inner bearing ring!
kind regards,
Alfred