Thread started by godmode at 10.22.10 - 9:56 pm

Last night my hub bearings popped loose as I was riding.

So today I replaced the balls from an extra hub I had laying around.

How many bearings are supposed to be on each side? I stuffed the bearings in allowing for a total of 11 bearings per side.

It spins perfectly when I hold the wheels with my hands
but the problem is that when I tighten the wheel to my bike, it refuses to spin.

What's wrong with my bike? :(

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Bearings are probably wrong sized.
Compare them to the ones you took off.



Ninja biker
10.22.10 - 9:57 pm

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the appeared the same size.........



godmode
responding to a comment by Ninja biker
10.22.10 - 9:59 pm

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*sobbing*


my baby's hurt



godmode
10.22.10 - 9:59 pm

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Take it to bike kitchen tomorrow!!



Ninja biker
10.22.10 - 10:04 pm

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does the hub have any pitting in it? and did you pack it full of new grease?



braydon
responding to a comment by godmode
10.22.10 - 10:39 pm

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Also, tightening the cones is an art. A tiny bit too loose and the wheel will wobble. Too tight and the wheel will bind.
Your local bike co-op should get you running in no time.



Creative Thing
responding to a comment by braydon
10.23.10 - 7:25 am

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Thanks you guys!



godmode
responding to a comment by Creative Thing
10.23.10 - 12:19 pm

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How many bearings did you put in?
I think maybe too much..Don't pack in as much as you can LOL




Ninja biker
10.23.10 - 1:50 pm

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i packed in 11 lol .. i thought it needed to be filled up :c



godmode
responding to a comment by Ninja biker
10.23.10 - 6:13 pm

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if its a rear its usually 9 bearings depending on the size and the year/make of the hub or 11 bearings in the front, but an easy way to think about it is you can put as many as you can then take one bearing out.. also you should check the pitting in the balls and the cups...

another issue you may be having is tightening the cups too much on the bearings and that will allow for less movement but since i assume your not working on a high end roadbike you probably dont have a rear quick release and therefor you should be getting proper tightness on your cups or you can throw the whole thing off.

you should probably take it to your local co-op or a bike store to check the tightness...





theshues
responding to a comment by godmode
10.23.10 - 7:48 pm

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