| Title: | Bicycling |
| Notice: | Bicycling for Fun |
| Moderator: | JAMIN::WASSER |
| Created: | Mon Apr 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3214 |
| Total number of notes: | 31946 |
Has anyone had any experience replacing "sealed" wheel bearings?
I'am not sure how to remove the shaft, but It appears that some sort
of pulley puller might be required to remove the bearing. The Bike is
a Nashbar mountain bike with excessive play in the rear wheel bearings
that apparently need to be replaced.
What about maintenance on this type of bearing. On my Fuji,
I have pryed off the rubber seal, rinsed/wiped out the old grease
and repacked, all without removing the bearing. They have lasted
thousands of miles with no problems. (I had never touched the bike
with the loose bearing as I've not put that many miles on it!)
Another question, on adjusting wheels. The spoke nipples on my
Fuji have corroded enough where trueing the wheels is very difficult.
When I tried to adjust a spoke, the spoke tends to twist a good quarter
if a turn before the nipple turns by itself, which makes it very
hard to true a wheel or set the tension. What I have started doing
is unscrewing one spoke at a time and cleaning/greasing the threads!
Am I doing the right thing, or should I be just be replacing all
of the spokes?
(I know, these are winter type jobs!!!)
Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks!
Dave Richard
| T.R | Title | User | Personal Name | Date | Lines |
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| 700.1 | 'round about wheels.... | MDVAX4::MOORE | Tue Oct 11 1988 14:14 | 19 | |
Dave:
I live in St. Louis, so my contacts won't help you much, I suppose.
But I have had new wheels made for my Colnago by a local expert
who I would highly recommend---point being, there is nothing like
riding on hand-made, well-made, perfectly round and sound wheels.
I suggest you not waste time on the corroded mess you have, and either
get them re-strung and/or buy new ones. General bike manufacturers
make production line wheels, and you'll get only production line
results. It is also a good idea to have more than one pair, and
since your first pair could be (maybe) trued and re-strung for training
or bad wheather riding,you could then pop for a pair of "serious" wheels.
This holds true for the hubs, too, of course. If you would like
more information from my local contact, please don't hesitate to
ask. I can't emphasize enough what a difference they made in my
performance!
Susan
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