[SuperMacGuy]

I was at Summit Point yesterday for FATT. During my 2nd heat I had my left front hub fail. It let loose in turn 5-6 or so, and if you know Summit, that's about the slowest part of the track. Which is right after the part of the track with the highest pucker factor IMO (downhill at 80-100 depending, about a 30 degree turn a little off camber and max braking soon as you're through it). So I am OK and there is no body damage.
The hub flange sheared right off, and the wheel getting pushed back it must have bent up either the brake caliper or the slide pins, the caliper doesn't float any more. A guy with a TA next to me thankfully had a spare hub, so I got that on and drove carefully home. This was a Mike Minear hub so I'm contacting him to see if he wants to inspect it. I'll probably get a new one from him over the winter.
I'm thankful that was all relatively low drama. If that happened almost anywhere else on track, well all the other places are pretty high speed, and it would've been a real wreck, literally.

Chris

[marka]

Howdy,

What sorta time was on the hubs from Mike that failed? Had you ever re-greased them or otherwise taken them apart for inspection? Had you been checking for play?

I'm wondering if I need to contact the folks that bought my car and tell them to stop running the hubs right now, or if its possible that they just need to grease them more frequently or something.

Mark

[SuperMacGuy]

What sorta time was on the hubs from Mike that failed? Had you ever re-greased them or otherwise taken them apart for inspection? Had you been checking for play?
I'm wondering if I need to contact the folks that bought my car and tell them to stop running the hubs right now, or if its possible that they just need to grease them more frequently or something.
Mark

I had them on for about 1 year and a couple months. I think I calc'd 6000 miles +/-, and about 12 AX events, and the track day was the first track day on them. But of course I drive the car sort of aggressively on the street, but on street tires, not R comps like I have for track (Hoosier cups) or AX (Kumho 710s, 315 all corners). I had not regreased them nor taken apart. There seemed to be no play from worn bearings and I did check them. When I took the first one apart it seemed like it had enough grease in it.
Maybe I will post some pix later tonight when I get home.