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Old Aug 15, 2020 | 06:42 PM
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I would like to help you. Your not giving us any information. Without any observations or attempt to diagnose the issue all anyone can do is guess whats wrong. You dont have to ask us if your bearing is hot. Feel the wheel and see if its hotter than the healthy side. The only sources of heat are brakes and bearings.
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Old Aug 18, 2020 | 01:27 AM
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I had that problem of the cv boots bursting on track. I used a temp gun and saw everything was way hotter on the rear hubs. replaced wheel bearings, hubs, and just to be safe, the axles. no problems now!
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Old Jul 21, 2021 | 07:30 PM
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I thought I would post the solution I found for my problem sometime ago. As alluded here by several - the culprit was bad bearing which was generating too much heat. Amazingly enough no one who worked on my car until I got lucky with one mechanic was able to diagnose issue. No play or noise was really produced but bearing was “fried”. Replaced hub and bearing and issue solved. From now on I will do this every few seasons as prophylactic measure for track dedicated car.
So - if your boot is tearing/blowing up - check the bearing/hub even if no play or noise.

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Fast forwarding 1 year. I installed URGE rotors, also got a new suspension, and put brand new OEM axles. Destroyed the boot again on the new axle after 5 sessions at the NJMP track. Always the same drivers side. Could it be from some weird bearing overheating which doesn’t result in bearing destruction itself? Not sure what to do beyond changing the knuckle+bearing for brand new one but really can’t rationally explain why would that work. Any help would be much appreciated!
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