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Originally Posted by Matt111
All that mud and water got into my bearings, I cannot turn one of my front wheels 
I left the bearing soaking all afternoon and I still cannot turn it |
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Originally Posted by Ben The Bike
Try spinning the bearing using a drill see to free it up
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If there is rubbish in the bearing, forcing it to spin will only wear out the balls and cage, which may results in square balls or a bearing that ends up disintegrating when it spins.
You can remove the bearing shield on one side with a hobby knife, clean it out with some WD40 or GT85, place a little bearing oil or even a smidge of the high pressure black grease in there and reinstall with the remaining shield facing outwards. Don't use the white diff grease as it's designed to cause friction and will wear it out.
Having one shield on the bearing shouldn't really cause any major problems providing you always put the bearing with the shield facing the elements.