No kidding! On the way to work one day in the '74 Ford 4wd PU. On and
off, it seemed like it was pulling a bit, but the wind was blowing
across the road at about 25+mph so I didn't think about it.
On the way home it was pulling again and this time I was between
windrows of tall trees... Oh oh.

I was hoping to get it home, and heading along a highway at about 55
it got worse and I started to smell bad things- hot, greasy things. it
suddenly began to pull hard and I knew it was over... I pulled off the
highway on a side road and looked under the truck to see what was up.
After I blew out the flames(!) behind the RF wheel I looked and said
to myself, "I an not supposed to be able to see the brake shoes."

I wanted to back it up a bit further away from traffic. I reversed
about 4" (no exaggeration) and the right front wheel/hub assembly fell
OFF the truck! My head had been under there about 30 seconds earlier.
I will tell you that there was never a time in my life that I needed
an alcoholic beverage more badly.

As it turned out, it was a failed wheel bearing that sheared the stub
axle off that drives the wheel (front differential on 4wd). I still
have the end of that axle in the garage as a reminder. It looks melted
like solder where it broke off, but the stuff is so hard that you
can't even drill it.

A seizing, hot wheel is a sign of imminent danger. Going one step
further, posting about same on the internet is leaving evidence that
he had knowledge of a pre-existing, dangerous situation. Be very
careful!

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