mcbrat Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 going 70 on the interstate..... well, provided you keep driving/drag the vehicle to the next exit which was about 1.5 miles away or so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenw22 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 1.5 miles! awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Ya I guess it is time for some bearings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbone Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Must have been quite a show too :-p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Wow! What a rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet82 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 It's only flat on one side. Try running it on the other side:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subarian Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Kewl! Nice pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 yes, it was throwing lots of sparks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 You still don't have Miles Fox's record beat. He drives on the rim for miles and miles. yes, it was throwing lots of sparks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 You still don't have Miles Fox's record beat. He drives on the rim for miles and miles. yes, but his wheels stayed round Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 damn, there was weeks of warning noises right? you expected it to happen eventualy right? thats scary stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subeast-EA81 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 THAT ROCKS, I lost a retreded Snow tire with studs at 75mph once, but never a wheel bearnig, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 damn, there was weeks of warning noises right? you expected it to happen eventualy right? thats scary stuff. actually, about a day of noises. there was no wheel movement like you see on bad front bearings. I drove it 210 miles from my parents house to mine. no problems or detectable noises... I pulled the rear axle, and could hear some noises when I spun the tire. didn't think much of it, since I drove my Yukon with rear bearings going out for 22k miles... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenw22 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 On my first car (the '85 wagon) the rear wheel bearing was worn out, but in a weird way. It ran fine in a straight line, but when cornering (to the right) the bearing would make a grinding sound. I never ended up changing the bearing out - other electrical problems ended up finally killing the car (stupid mice!) I put at least 60k miles on the car with the rear wheel bearing that way - just goes to show you how flat and straight all of the roads around here are... :-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcaminokurt Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Boy, thats too bad it had to happen to a wagon wheel, because, you know, those are really hard to find!:-p Seriously, though, the main thing is that noone got hurt! Kurt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill90Loyale Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Now you don't need a hill holder anymore. Just park it on the flat spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jibs Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Thats Crazy! Its a good thing I just started the replacement of my rear bearings in the Brat! I'd hate for it to go out like yours did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooziewhatsit Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 just be glad it wasn't the front wheel that locked up (gives me a bit of incentive to fix the rear bearing in my bro-in-laws car) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moosens Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Now you don't need a hill holder anymore.Just park it on the flat spot. Instant wheel chock! Way to go Mick.Sparks flying around an aging EA81.....eeeeek! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
operose Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 yeah, chances are there are now pics and videos floating around that were taken by passing motorists .... "HEY LOOK AT THIS SUBARU THE WHEELS WON'T EVEN TURN ON IT!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 i am legend:rolleyes: it was fun. too bad the original post got deleted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archemitis Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 i am legend:rolleyes: it was fun. too bad the original post got deleted when miles does it, its criminal. when mcbrat does it, its an experiment... lol i realy had no idea they would sieze like that. makes me paranoid now. just one more thing to be scared on my subaru. i always imagine a wheel flying off at 80, or flames out the hood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phizinza Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Hmmm... Glad I changed my rear bearings soon after I found out where the noise was coming from. Did anyone drive past while you were sparking away? That would be interesting to see for by passes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbrat Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 Did anyone drive past while you were sparking away? That would be interesting to see for by passes. oh, lots of people. it was a busy interstate right on the edge of town Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahag1978 Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Yikes! That mile and a half to get to the exit must have felt like a hundred miles away. The noise must have been worse than running your nails down a chalkboard! Jeeez, I can't even stick around while they cut a key for me... screeecchhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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