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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

It can happen if the bearing wears out. It has to be occasionally cleaned, regreased, and sometimes needs new rubber seals, or just replacement. Friction-related heat can definitely warp an axel housing. If it’s bad enough the wheel will seize. I wouldn’t be too surprised if there was also lateral wobble in the wheel.

A cross-threaded cassette might also produce this effect.