Bad Wheel Bearing = Brake Failure??? Why checking Wheel Bearings is so Important

We recently had our Pikes Peak car at the track to test our engine, and we ran into a bit of an unusual issue.  

Our brakes failed.

We ended up going off track (fortunately Nigel kept the off to a minimum so nothing was damaged) at the end of a high speed straight when the brake pedal went to the floor.

Then the brakes seemed to come back, but they were inconsistent for the rest of the day.

Inconsistent brakes are one of the worst things that you can have when you are driving at the track, so we knew that we had to get to the bottom of this.

And it turned out to be a wheel bearing issue.

How can a wheel bearing failure cause the brakes to fail?  It is called Pad Knockback and we go into detail in this video.

Hopefully this was helpful and be sure to check your wheel bearings.

Thanks for watching and Stay Tuned!