🔧 Optimally Lubricated Kart Wheel Bearings Review

I put them in the drive wheel of a kart, went around the yard and they popped. I decided it was too heavy so I threw in another set and my 10 year old son led it. He went around the yard one more time, and they bled to death too.

I asked my wife to order these bearings to replace the ones that failed in a small kart but after about 10 rides of about 10 minutes each they fell out a part. Understand, those were the front tires, so they didn't put much weight on them. They are also a double bearing wheel so the stress on each bearing should be even less which basically means a regular set of cheap bearings should work just fine. However, these bearings are apparently so bad that they can even handle a small kart with a top

TLDR: These are by far the worst bearings I have seen, three of the four bearings ordered failed within minutes that was installed on my go-kart. These bearings definitely don't work well at high speeds. I recently purchased a Yerf dog stroller for my recreational work. One of the many parts that had to be replaced was the bearing in the countershaft housing behind the engine. I did a little research and settled on these four packs of ultra smooth bearings advertised for use in carts. After two