Repairing A Loose Bike Wheel - Hub Overhaul
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I bought a Giant mountain bike at a thrift store and found the front wheel had a ton of play in the hub. It would wiggle a lot. i am guessing it would have been a bit scary to ride. If there had been just a little play, I probably would have just adjusted the cones. but with as much play as it had, I wanted to check the bearings, cones and races for damage. Since I was going to be taking it apart anyway, I overhauled the hub. I disassembled it. Cleaned all of the parts. I replaced the bearings. The cones were damaged, so I replaced those as well. Lubed everything up. Assembled it. And then adjusted it. **If the video was useful or interesting please give it a "thumbs up" and consider subscribing. -Website: http://www.RJTheBikeGuy.com -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RJTheBikeGuy -Subscribe Here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=shyflirt1 -YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/RJTheBikeGuy
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Thanks for the video
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the amount of people commenting saying omg how many times do you have to say go ahead!?!?!? look, he's making very helpful videos and i myself have bought a bike (quite beaten up) and has helped me get it back into shape thanks
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Thanks for making this! Now I have an idea of where to start to fix my front bike wheel, and I feel much braver going into it now that I know how the wheel is actually assembled and how it fits on there! Subscribed!
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Does anyone know where I can buy the cups? This "Can't be replaced" crap is getting old. For these fancy looking Bogus Shimano "Quando" wheels. They are pressed in, Nothing complicated, I knocked one out with a hammer and small diameter piece of pipe. It is cracked. I carefully tapped it back in, tight and square. Took ten minutes.
Somewhere out there is a whole bucket of cups, and they are probably worth .50 cents apiece. I KNOW DAMN WELL THERE IS. Too much effort and no money to be made there though.
The whole damn world is disposable now, thanks to poor quality garbage that isn't worth repairing. Thank-you Walmart. Thank-you China. -
My rear axle isnt just moving side to side it moves in all directions
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Mr rj I did this and it was cool I locked with a very tight twist both sides but it's been less than a month and its becoming loose again, the cones are good and the other part from the hoob also the little balls, what could it be? is the rear wheel, and I ride it always with the little cog, maybe the pressure from the acceleration moves it?
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I need to go to the bike shop buy new bearings and overhaul a front hub. I'm planning on buying a ball bearing gauge to make things easier. Helpful vid by the way.
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great video thanks for sharing.
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How much would this be to take to a shop and have them do?
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I mean you are returnig this old materiales although you show in video you have new locknut
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excuse me why are you use the same old expired
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you did a great job man! im actually learning every videos you made thanks for these i got a lot of tricks from you!
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are bike shops free?
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sometimes i see people tighten those cones so they don't have play and spin smoothly but they don't realize that the quickrelease is also putting force on the bearing while attached to the frame
u need to tighten the cone so that i has just a little bit of play and then when u tighten the quickrelease it will be gone
also u can't get it perfect everytime whenever i get the cone perfect and then tighten the locknut there is a little bit of play and u need to tighten the cone more before tightening the locknut so it will make a perfect fit but as i said the quickrelease is also putting force on it so don't tighten it so much before putting quickrelease and then trying it cuz if it's a little bit too tight it will wear the bearing prematurely -
Hi there. The front wheel have 10 bearings and the rear wheel has 9??? In the other video you tell us so.
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Nice job I enjoy your videos; they are very helpful.
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Are those 3/16" bearings? You never mentioned the size. Thanks for the cool video.
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so if a cone gets damaged you can change it
but if the other part on which balls roll get damaged
you have to change the entire hub? -
Love your vids man :-)
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Please Help my front rim has been locking up when I ride my bike, I lossen the cones then its too lose. And the rim tightens no matter how tight or loose it is
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