How to Fix a Loose Wheel Bearing on a Bike
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- 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.
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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
If you have any questions about this procedure, please leave a comment below.
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Thanks for watching. 
Хобби
I have watched a lot of “how to” videos on RUclips, however, this type of video sets a standard for how to do it right. Keep up the amazing work !
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words!
I second that!
Thirded
Quadrupled!
@cjhoyle Yes, it's great work. The step by step explanation, the clear lighting and photography, all contribute to a terrific, informative video. Bravo!
How thoroughly informative yet unpatronising is this guy 👍🏼 subscribed
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
@@cjhoyle Hey, I totally agree with the top commenter here, so thank you.
Just one piece I learned somewhere else which I haven't tried yet myself because I don't have a cone wrench, so I just leave it here you might find it worthy of considering: someone said that it's better to rotate the cone until it touches on the ball bearings so it makes the so called tight bearing, then move the lock nut close so it touches the cone also. Then, tighten the cone counter-clockwise against the luck nut with the cone wrench while keeping the luck nut still. Supposedly it makes things fall into that fine adjustment in a fewer tries. One have to try it though. Thanks again man.
Whenever I'm feeling down and looking for someone to patronise me, I like to bring a bike into a bike shop and tell them about my efforts to fix it myself.
One of the best videos on how to adjust and understand the interaction. Very patient and knowledgable.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
This video is one of the most essential about this topic on RUclips.
You explain things sooo much more clearly than any other bike repair tutorial channel I've watched! I suspect my bike might have a loose bearing, and now I know how to check and fix it if I need to. Thank you!
Glad to hear. Best of luck!
I was trying to diagnose this exact problem with my son’s bike and you saved the day!! He’s back safely riding again. Thank you so much!
Nice work!!
Brilliant and easy to follow instructions... and it worked! Back wheel doesn't move anymore! Best tutorial on RUclips..
Nice work!
That was way more helpful than the professional's videos on RUclips. This is the only video that actually makes me understand how the cones work. Thank you!
Although there is one thing you forgot to touch on that other vids did- Why/when to do both sides vs just adjusting one side.
Thanks! This video was specifically focused on the scenario of a loose bearing, so I dealt with the fact that there are 2 cones and locknuts which might need adjusting from that perspective.
He must be a teacher... Showing all possible outcomes when doing this. Thanks for that!
I do enjoy teaching!
THANK YOU!! I've watched tons of bicycle bearing maintenance videos but haven't really grasped the idea fully. THIS video finally made me understood the whole process in depth. Good job, you explain things so clearly.
Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful!
Been searching everywhere for a bit of straight forward help on this and you're the only one who nails it! Wobbly bike wheel fixed! Thanks!
Thank you very much for taking the extra effort to do and re-do and explained it so clearly.
No problem, glad you found it helpful!
i heard clicking noise in rear hub wheel for a month
I Rode my bicycle today
Suddenly my bicycle stopped
Like breaking force
I moved rear wheel it was Tight
I moved it In Reverse the Wheel Tire Loosened Up
Do you think the loose Cone Bolts and Lock nut Caused This?
Thanks a million CJ for such a clear explanation. I've been fixing basic stuff on my bike all my life but never understood the wheel bearings until now. There's one less wobbly wheel in the world now :-D
Glad to hear, nice work!
This is a very good video. Straight to the point and everything was explained very clearly. After I've watched a lot of videos about this, I finally understood how it works. I've been learning a lot from you. Thanks a lot, CJ!
Nice work! Thanks.
great vid. straight to the point without fluff. The additional explanations about possible question/concerns are perfect and spot on. Very useful. Keep it up.
Glad to hear, thanks!
This guy is the best. Comprehensive and thorough enough to let us know what is going on so we can understand the nature of the mechanics, and what is at the heart of a problem or fix.
Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful!
Great tutorial for tightening the axel, nice to see the explanation on the bearings and cups and how they interact. 👍
Thanks!
I bought a cheap adjustable wrench off of Amazon. Then I grinded it down to be slim. That way it can get in there. I appreciate your video.
Thanks!
Such a helpful video. You explained everything so clearly and I really appreciated you double checking the play like you did. It was exactly what I needed to see so I really know what to look for. 10/10 lol
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad the video helped you!
Finally, someone explained the mechanics properly. Thank you!
No problem!
I've just inherited a bike with a sloppy rear wheel. As its been 56 years since I worked on a bike I looked at your video to refresh my memory. You did an excellent job of explaining things. I went to the garage immediately after watching the video and fixed it. Will try it out tomorrow because it's raining cats and dogs in Brisbane Australia at the moment and the bike is a primitive one without mud guards. Liked and subscribed to your channel.
Awesome, great job! I'm glad the video was helpful and easy to follow.
just fixed my front disc wheel after watching this video. thanks, the 3 other videos I watched were not close to the problem and the solution would have been days
Glad to hear that my video was helpful!
Super clear explanation on a basic bike set-up. Should have many more views and likes. Thank you, C.J.!
Thanks!
Fantastic job; many tutorials explain _how_ to do a maintenance task, but your demonstration with the locking nuts and the cone-bearing contact surface helped me understand _what_ I'm doing
Thank you. My dad taught me that understanding how something works can be much more useful than simply learning a procedure to follow.
Thank you for explaining it so well. I feel confident in fixing my bike after watching this video. You are the best. Keep it up! 👍
No problem, happy to help :)
Been struggling for days with the wobbling and tire hitting the frame. Followed your steps and finally fixed! Thank you sir! 👌🏻👏🏻
You did an excellent job here! The video is exceptionally clear and so is your description of a typical rear axle assembly.
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad the video was helpful!
'Saved the day ' for me as I was able to tighten the cone nut and locknut from the non-drive side of my rear wheel and was out riding within 10 minutes - i had a bike stand !!! Thanks again.
Great to hear, nice work!
This guy is an amazing teacher!
Subscribed!
thanks for helping a lot! explained detaily which is very rare in all those youtube tutorial videos. Wish all the tutorial video explain stuff like you.
Amazing amazing amazing. Not only did your video actually tell me how to fix the problem I had, you also gave enough other information that I understood how it all work which stopped me messing up!!
Great to hear! I find that knowing how something works is often much more helpful than simply knowing a procedure.
By far and away one of the easiest videos on bearing tightening on RUclips, thank you
Glad to hear it. Thanks!
That is without a doubt the single clearest explanation of adjusting cup and cone bearings I have ever seen. That bit at about ten minutes in where you talked about how the rotation can be transferred to the different parts was absolute gold to me since I have been struggling to understand how tightening the lock nut sometimes seemed to have the effect of loosening the cone and sometimes tightening it - I haven't found that explained anywhere else; everyone just said, 'Hold the cone in position and tighten the lock nut.' As other people have said, _that_ is how to do an instructional video. Thank you!
I appreciate the kind words. I'm glad the video was so clear and helpful.
Perfect explanation of everything. Thank you
Thank you. At first I thought I would need to replace the entire wheel. But following this tutorial I was able to fix it in 15 minutes. Thank you.
Brilliant thank you. I will go straight to your videos for any future bike issues
Thanks, I appreciate it.
Finally some one who doesn't use a bike stand,this guy knows his bike's.
Thanks. I'm just a guy working on his bikes at home, making tutorials for other people working on their bikes at home.
Subbed because of it
@Alex McRae you answered your own qwestion,it's an exspence not everyone can afford ,the only alternative is making one witch also has an expense,so the only real alternative is working on your bike upside down which is not ideal for deraiuer adjust ment.
Bikes*
Yes this is a comment I like to see
Outstanding tutorial. Great that you covered ands, ifs, and buts.
Thanks, I try to cover as many scenarios as possible.
Dang, this video is Precious! You are just addressing all my current problems with my wheel. I accidently open the lock nuts then tightened them Too Tight that the wheel disn't spin freely when when I mounted it back on.
Thank you!😊
You have a very clear and concise way of explaining concepts, really enjoyed the video!
Thanks!
Immensely helpful - thank you! Thought i had a serious problem of failed bearings.. but it just needed tightening up!
not the most fancy video but the most educational and practical and straightforward no bs video
haha thanks. I try to focus on communicating the information and avoid the frills.
What a well made video, highly professional !
11:10 , thats exactly what I noticed works the best, when you over-tighten the cone, and then go to tighten the cone and locknut towards each other, the cone loosens just enough to allow axle rotation without wobble
Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful!
Very useful, thank you. Saved me a trip to the bike shop.
This video has helped me so much. Your thorough in what you teach and you answered all my questions without me having to ask any. Thanks man!! 🤩
Glad to hear! Happy to help.
Best video on the subject. Really helpful. Thanks.
Thanks for walking through the purpose of each of the components on the axle.
No problem. Glad it was helpful.
This video is amazing!!!! super clear on everything! Some people just talk and don’t show how
Thanks!
You cannot belive how much this helped, thank you so much 🙏🏼
I am brand new to mechanical hands on repair like this and this video was so easy to understand. I am confident I can repair my own wobbly wheel now.
Glad to hear, I hope your repair went smoothly!
Best video iv seen for this specific fix great explanation 👏 👏
I always enjoy watching your videos, they're well made and you have a great way of explain things. Thanks.
Thanks, I appreciate it and I'm glad they are helpful.
Needed to adjust loose wheel. This video was perfect, subscribed. I will go to your channel first next time I need to work on my bike. Many thanks.
Nice work! Thanks.
Best tutorial have seen to date
This is something I've done for years, but its nice to watch a very informative video to see what I've been doing wrong for years!!thanks!!
haha happy to help!
Great in depth video! Thank you
Very clear and crisp explanation .
Thanks !
Thanks!
So useful brother, cannot thank you enough
Thank you. I had this problem and I just had to tighten one side per your instructions. It worked great !!!
Awesome, nice work!
Very helpful sir ! Thanks for helping me to adjust and fix my bike bearings !
Very nice video, thank you for the explanation on how hub works
Excellent video. I am fixing my early 90's CCM bike and this greatly helped me see how the parts go together. The original bearings on mine are due to be replaced ;).
Great video, so we'll explained and easy to follow. Many thanks
This man is a true hero bless you!!
Haha thank you for the kind works.
Awesome work on the video man. I've been trying to figure this out for a long time! Super educational. Thanks a bunch!
No problem, glad it was helpful!
One of the best most educational bike/motorbike/car videos I've ever watched. I only understood bearings is what spin things a few years ago (and I'm in my forties), but I didn't realise there was this cup/cone system as well as the press-in types. Your clear shots of the cup and the cone system made it so easy to understand, cheers.
Thanks, glad it was helpful!
I watched this video as I thought it was time I learned how to tighten the wobbly front wheel on my 1985 bike. Once I'd started I thought I might as well give it a good clean and grease the parts. The wheel no longer wobbles and is able to spin freely. I should have watched the other video first really but I had already been inspired by this one. I went from not knowing what to do to completing the job in one go thanks to watching this!
Awesome, nice work!
This guy knows how to explain things!
the best explanation of how a hub works and yes makes sense to do this before showing adjustment. Subbed Great job!
Thanks, glad you found it helpful!
Fantastic Video. Thank you for your clear and concise presentation
Thanks, I appreciate the kind words.
Excellent info! clear and to the point. Thank you so much!
And btw you are the first video that really helped me. Keep doing this great work man.thanks
Excellent vid, cheers. Clear, articulate and I liked the way it was honest and realistic, taking a few times to get it right.
Thanks! I normally takes a few tries, but sometimes it takes quite a few. The key though is just not the get frustrated and keep on trying.
One of the best videos ive seen really explains how the system works.
Glad to hear!
You're the man. Well done.
Well done, mate! easy and smooth explanation for everyone.
Thanks!
Very well explained.
amazing work, great video. thanks for sharing your skills!
Thank you for this video...all my questions are answered...keep up the great work 👍
Thanks!
You are a life saver!
Perfectly explained. Thanks
Very good explanation and demonstration.
Thank you.
This helped a lot understanding how these hubs work. Thanks
No problem, happy to help :)
That was pretty helpful it’s nice when theirs videos I can find that tell me exactly what to do and extra information if I should get that type of tool
Thank you! Super crispy how to video. Helped tremendously!
Thanks, glad to hear :)
best ELI5 hub bearing video. ty
Thank you, your demonstration of the hub workings helped a lot.
No problem, glad it was helpful!
Excellent lesson. Wish I'd found this first, instead of watching 8 other videos that didn't cover all the bases as clearly as this!
Thanks, glad you eventually found your way to my video!
Or one other video that ended with you messing things up reeeally bad :(
Thank you bro for showing us the failures when asjusting. Every other channel seems get it perfect the first try which always made me feel like a knucklehead and im obviously doing something wrong.
No problem. Glad it was helpful!
Watched this after the LBS was out a week for a tuneup. Thank you sir.
No problem, glad it helped you!
Dude your video was so helpful, you’re great!
Thanks, I glad to hear!
Man, was so lost on this until I stumbled across your video. Thanks for posting!
I'm glad to hear this was helpful!
Nice! Thanks for this bike bearing fixing advice.
Loved the video. Very informative, hands on and helpful. Thanks.
Thanks.
Amazing video!
Finally, the right explanation on why my bike is wobbling.
Great fully understandable instructive video.
Great video. First time replacing an axle, kept overtightening the cones and pinching the bearings. I've got it right now thanks these instructions.
Just for future reference, I picked up a set of thin wrenches from Home Depot that can do the same job as a cone wrench. While it's good to have that specialized wrench, the set has 12 different sized wrenches - 6 sae and 6 metric - so you have a lot of variety for different jobs. Great to have if you work on more than just this one project.
Awesome. Glad you were able to get it figured out!
People it's the only vedio on youtube ..that cover the deep problems
Thanks!
Amazingly clear explanation.Great video bro. Thanks a lot. I have exactly same problem. Now I know what to do. Thanks again.
Awesome, thanks!
wonderful! I am a two left-handed girl and I could repair my shaking back wheel thanks to your explanation!! I am very grateful.
Fantastic, great to hear!