| DO NOT RIDE WITH FAILED BEARINGS!
I've had a wheel bearing fail in a car whilst driving!
The failure of the bearing causes the axle and the hub to rub together which caused a massive amount of friction.
The friction causes heat and this high temperature is enough to result in the hub and axle "welding" together.
As the non-moving part is now welded to the moving part, the only thing that can happen is that the two will shear at the weakest point and the fused hub/axle will part company.
Luckily this happened to me at (only!) 20mph and the car slumped down at the back and the wheel bounced off down the road.
I'd hate to think what would happen if it was a front wheel of a bike!
As Old Yella says, use a bearing supplier to source some replacements and get a local garage to do it for you.
Don't risk it! |