In this video I demonstrate how to repair a bicycle wheel which has bearings which aren't tight enough and therefore the wheel is floppy or wobbly. I show how you can check for this by holding the tire and rocking it back and forth from side to side to check for play or clicking movement. The repair involves using a cone wrench to unlock one of the two cones and readjusting it correctly before locking it again with the lock nut. This tutorial is suitable for both rear and front wheels, and covers solid axles along with quick release axles. To help understand how the different parts of the wheel bearing work, I've also included a brief demonstration of the assembly of a wheel bearing.
How to Remove the Rear Wheel: https://youtu.be/cvu6FO5msEo
How to Remove the Front Wheel: https://youtu.be/BNwa0lONtbc
How to Rebuild a Wheel Bearing: https://youtu.be/LNzN9oTQA8s
How to Remove the Rear Sprockets on a Wheel: https://youtu.be/bTeL6zIqYtY
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:13 Diagnosis
0:55 Start Repair
1:21 Wheel Bearing Background
5:38 Continue Repair
12:41 Quick Release Tips
13:14 Finish Repair
13:32 Cone Wrench Tips
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