I will relate my experience with a failed front wheel bearing on my 1951 1 Ton. I was coming back from a summer show and as I slowed down in a nearby town I could feel that something was wrong with the passenger's side. As I applied the brakes to pull over to the side I heard some strange noises. I got out and noticed the bearing was smoking. After a ride home on a flatbed I discovered that the bearing had failed, partially melted and was welded to the spindle. It took me almost a whole day carefully grinding and filing to get the assembly apart. Luckily I was able to save the spindle but it was a close one.
