Rear wheel

[trucker1]

We went for a ride last weekend and had a rubbing sound come up. First I thought it was a break rubbing but it got worse the longer we rode. Jacked up the backend and spun the wheel and it makes a grinding noise. Does the rear wheel have bearings or is it a different style hub on a spyder RT 2011. Any suggestions on this

 

[Bensonoid]

It's got bearings. Sounds like they are whipped.

 

[BLUEKNIGHT911]

REAR BEARINGS

Some folks change them 10,000 miles or less :yikes:..... But I believe they are a lot stronger than people believe they are ..... The year of your Spyder is meaningless ..... the mileage on that set of bearings is what matters ... The grinding sound is not GOOD .... Pull the rear wheel and take a look ....... the good news is the rear bearings are about 1/3 what the front ones are ................Mike :thumbup:

 

[Chupaca]

Depends....

There are several factors at play. My bearings are good with 38,000 miles but I run the belt tension on the low side. This way double or single no major stress on those bearings and more importantly the output shaft bearing. :thumbup:

 

[trucker1]

Thanks

Its a 2011 RT with 44000 plus. It sounds like the bearings I'll check them and make sure.