Comments on: How to Overhaul Wheel Bearings

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:06:22 +0000

I just overhauled the wheel bearings on my ’86 Peugeot bike. This video gave me the confidence to do the job myself. Awesome tutorial Thanks!

By: Kate Burck

Kate Burck — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 20:59:56 +0000

Thanks for building such an incredibly helpful site Alex! I’m detailing an old bike for the first time and hub overhauling was something i wasn’t planning to touch because it seemed confusing. Not confusing at all!

However I’m having one issue. The bike is a ’73 Schwinn Collegiate. My balls aren’t loose, they’re set in a case and I don’t know how to get it out. You might want to add to this tutorial to cover how to get caged bearings out of older bicycles.

By: Richie

Richie — Wed, 19 May 2010 18:36:12 +0000

To all of you who have trouble with the fine line between spinning freely and too tight and/or just the right amount of play for quick release, a tip i find works for me 80% of the time and first time, is getting the cones just finger tight and when tightening the lock ring DO NOT move the other hand at all whilst holding the cone spanner in place.

If you do move the cone spanner in the opposing direction to make the 2 lock together , this actually undoes the cone against the lockring rather than the lockring tightening against the cone!

Yes it takes practice and yes, sometime it takes more than 1 attempt but it normally works for me!

Good luck, i hope it is helpful !

By: tim

tim — Sat, 15 May 2010 23:46:11 +0000

Nice one Alex been struggling for ages to find a decent maintenance site. Thanks a lot because of this site i have been able to completely service my wifes bike thanks again.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 06 May 2010 01:23:51 +0000

Thank you for helping us out here help ourselves. “Teach a man to fish….” Outstanding videos and text links, tool identification.

By: Alex

Alex — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:40:00 +0000

Hi Luke, If you can post some photos in the help forums we can help you figure it out!

By: Luke Cussans

Luke Cussans — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:40:50 +0000

Hey Alex.

Love your videos. They are really great. I used this tutorial but came across one problem. After replacing the axle the tyre almost touches the frame on the left but has lots of clearance on the right. Any ideas?

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 11:36:55 +0000

Hi Mayco,

I’m not familiar with that hub so I can’t say what size cones it takes. Your best bet would be to contact the manufacturer, or bring one of your cones to your local bike shop so they can size up a replacement.

By: mayco

mayco — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 10:59:48 +0000

Great videos, thank you for your help. This enabled me to explore my 1999 Kona OB1 HUB. However, i now need to replace the cones. I have hit a wall finding the correct ones. How do you measure a cone? or is there information somewhere stating cone sizes/types for specific hubs.
Thanks in advance, love your work!

By: Alex Ramon

Alex Ramon — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:08:45 +0000

Hi Jason,

Yes it would be best to find the correct size bearings, as your races and cones are built for one size only. Using the wrong size would cause you problems.