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The locomotives of the series 52 from the German Reichsbahn are the best known of the so called war locomotives. More than 7.000 units were built starting in 1942 and planned were a total of 15.000 locomotives. After the war another 300 units were built from existing parts. Also after 1945 the locomotives were indispensable in many parts of Europe during reconstruction.Specifications:General dataCoupling NEM shaft 355 without KK-kinematicsNumber of driven axles 2Number of axles with traction tyres 2ElectricalInterface Electrical interface on traction units nach NEM 651 with plug-in fixtureMotor 5-pole motorLED lighting yesMeasurementsLength over buffer 144 mm

Lift your tire off the ground and grab it from the top and the bottom. Tilting the tire into the vehicle and away, trying to wiggle the tire to see if it moves, will be your indicator if you have bad wheel bearings. If you tire does wiggle, you have either a loose or bad wheel bearing. If the tire stays still, then your wheel bearings are tight.

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When your off-roading and you have loose wheel bearings, your tire will be bouncing all over the place, and you might even break your hub. If your hub breaks then you are going to lose some of the options for 4wd. But keeping an eye on them, and using the quick check tip could help prevent damage.

2 Minute Tuesday: I am going to show you a quick way to check to see if your wheel bearings are bad, or loose. You don’t want to have loose wheel bearings while driving on the road or even the trail. Bad bearings can be as severe as causing your entire wheel to seize, or it could cause your disks from your breaks to be leaning up against the breaks and overheat/warp your rotors.