Originally Posted by
cxwrench
So you're calling me a liar in not so many words, right? Because I say I've done it and you say it can't be done?
If you’re telling the truth, and you’ve power washed many bikes without ruining moving parts, I say you’ve been lucky.
I didn’t write that it can’t be done. I wrote that it’s a significantly bad idea, because it is. And I explained the failure mechanism. And I shared personal experiences of such failures.
The way bearings fail has been studied for at least 100 years. The top causes of bearing failure are loss of lubricant and water contamination. Pressure washing can produce both. Why take the chance?