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@lloydgeemail80

3 жыл бұрын

Me too man, a little play gives the bearings stress free play..

@RJTheBikeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@Henry Rutkowski These are real bearings.

@EdRandall66

3 жыл бұрын

@@RJTheBikeGuy I think he meant, sealed ball races, like in roller skates, skateboards, cars, trains, washing machines - instead of these fiddly loose balls & cones.

@RJTheBikeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@EdRandall66 I know what he meant. His comment suggested these aren't "real" bearings. Very condescending. The majority of bikes out there have these kind of bearings.

@EdRandall66

3 жыл бұрын

@@RJTheBikeGuy I didn't think his comment was condescending, I thought it was a genuine question - and I have the same one. Do you know the answer (pretty please)?

Hey man, your videos are invaluable to people like me that have a passion for bikes but no real avenue for education. I very much appreciate your work, thank you for doing it and sharing it.

@sleepyrasta14820

2 жыл бұрын

Or people like me who have a passion for bikes but can't afford to take it to a bike shop.

@turtlc

2 жыл бұрын

@@sleepyrasta14820 :)

@Spokes2024

2 жыл бұрын

💯 Agree!

@KarlosEPM

Жыл бұрын

@FOREX LIVE SA invaluable.

@nathanmciver6496

Жыл бұрын

Ahahahahahahahah! Non sence! Driving a by-cycle is valuable education!

I have both new and old bikes. I am extremely grateful for these valuable skills in repairing older bikes, this helps me so much. You are a very valuable addition to the biking community. Thank you.

I knew exactly how to do this, but watched the video anyway, because you just make great content.

@Hitch179

3 жыл бұрын

Me to 🙂

@NadeemKhan-lt7no

3 жыл бұрын

And for that, I think you are a good human being :-)

@robertogomez-re1ut

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@lentner3

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, 😂

Another textbook repair. Well done RJ. As a past bicycle wrencher I wanted to add a couple advanced tips. One was already mentioned by @Falko that being the idea of leaving a slight amount of play on the axle before clamping the quick release. Then, if you do it right, the clamping of the QR squishes the cones together just slightly enough to bring them into perfect contact with the balls. Not too tight to bind, and not too loose for any play. There's a fine balance between the initial setting of the cones and how much is too much to clamp the QR down. You can pop the QR nut and damage the skewer threads if you over do it. Don't ask how I know... The other tip is if you're reusing your ball bearings (balls, actually. The entire set with the race and cones is technically the "bearing"), it;'s good practice to keep each side's balls separate since each set has worn into the shape of their race and cone. It's really a trivial thing to be concerned about, but still good practice with only a possible upside. And I will not give up my secret sauce recipe for lubrication. But I will say it includes a moly (MoS2) infused marine paste with one or two drops of 3-in-1 oil to break down the viscosity a bit. But that's all I'll say.

@nathanmciver6496

Жыл бұрын

Lmao! They really know how to sell that! As soon as I heard (unrelated) QR, I thought of some douche bags who pretend they live within plastic wrap while eating food made from syringes! Bullshit!!!! Who's being singled out because of stupidity that day!

@0xsergy

Жыл бұрын

Why not just use regular marine bearing grease?

@ChuckD59

Жыл бұрын

@@0xsergy I've found it to be a bit too viscous by itself. It's not meant for finely tuned bearings and it seems to get even thicker as the temps drop. And I wanted the benefits of the molybdenum.

@0xsergy

Жыл бұрын

@@ChuckD59 Definitely gets thicker but i have no issues even in canadian winters. the ice on the road slows me down far more than the bearings dragging ;). i do like the idea of getting some moly in there though, that helps.

@ChuckD59

Жыл бұрын

@@0xsergy Yeah, I'm in New England, US. I get it.

I've been rebuilding my own bike parts for 10 years now and you just changed my life. The vice is the third hand I've never had.

You have helped me many times with fixing my bike issues, thanks RJ!

Thank you RJ. Revisiting your video 2 years later.

Excellent advice in this video. I often ride to parks with my daughter. There was a kid about 11 in the local park yesterday riding a tatty bike with a very wobbly front wheel. I looked and found His bearing cages had disintegrated (as I mentioned this is why I like to bin cages and use a full quota of ball bearings) so all the bearings had fallen out and razor sharp shards of metal were poking out from the cone gap. I said; "whoa kid, your bearings have collapsed" he asked; "what are bearings?" I replied; "erm, just get your dad to have a look at it" he said; "my dad doesn't live with me". I asked; "cant your mum take it to a bike shop?" He replied; "my mum wont spend any money on my bike" I walked away. Yeah probably spends all her money on scratchcards while letting her kid ride a bloody death trap! As a hobby bike mechanic it terrifies me how many kids are riding around on dangerous wrecks while parents just let them. You dont have to be a bike guru as a parent but at least try to check your kid's bike is safe.

@mikem5475

2 жыл бұрын

@@hoppingrabbit9849 you're acting like he's a villain for not being some random kid's dad. Go be a white knight in your dreams wimp

@lazylonewolf

2 жыл бұрын

@@hoppingrabbit9849 it's kind to offer but he doesn't *have* to do anything for a stranger's kid.

@dereckc9469

Жыл бұрын

so funny, 90% read on just knowing you were gonna humblebrag about helping that kid

Thanks RJ, I wanted to service the front wheel on a Cannondale and the rubber seals on the cones were new to me. Your videos are so great for working on bikes at home, extending the life of the machine without generating unnecessary expenses!

Good video on replacing, repacking, and adjusting wheel bearings. That said there was one very important step left out: inspecting both the bearing race and the bearing cone surfaces to ensure that they are not pitted, scored or otherwise damaged. If either of these surfaces is in any way damaged installing new bearings will be for naught as they will quickly be damaged by the pitting or scoring of the races or cones. Replacing damaged cones or inner races may require the assistance of your local bike shop if your don't have either the tools or knowledge required.

Just bought a mongoose fat tire for $45 and the rear tire was wobbly thank you for the info on the adjustment!

Love your stuff RJ, you're the Justin Guitar of bike repair ❤

Still, after all these years, this simple Job is one of my favorites!

I have recently started to buy and salvage trash bikes, and this channel has become invaluable for me. Because other channels usually only talk about replacing components with brand new ones, or using their official branded tools.

So glad I can repair my fiancés bike instead of replacing a wheel! Than you for the information!

There's nothing as satisfying as fixing your family bikes. I replaced a broken gear cable for my son's new second hand bike and it felt great.

My Zektor 3 has been sitting for a while (3 years) and the grease ran dry, thanks to you I was able to repack and replace the bearings in the front hub. I’ll have to do the rear hub when I get my cassette tool in. I will probably watch your bottom bracket video as well on how to replace that awful thing. Front hub in the meantime feels great, and has never been better. No more grinding.

Excellent how-to video. Perfect close-up photography and clear explanations of what is important to know.

Thank you, I don't often have the confidence and knowledge to do these things and I don't have anyone to help me, so you are truely benevolent for doing this.

RJ, Very Well Done. Simple, Direct and Well-filmed. Kudos and Thank You - John 3:16

As always RJ, you are a wealth of knowledge for low-cost fixes. Thanks.

I can't thank you enough for this video, I've been on for two days till I saw this. Now it's sorted and running beautifully 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Very good tutorial for a common issue.

Thank you RJ. Always informative. I've got parts sitting in Evapo-Rust right now, because of you. 👍

Thank you so much good sir this seemed so daunting to me but your video made it approachable I just swapped my bearings and it's going better than it ever did. You're a Savior!

Just ordered a Park Tool Spoke, Bearing, and Cotter Gauge - SBC-1 for my tool box. 👍 Thank RJ

Thanks so much for the detail on sizing and acquiring ball bearings! Great info explained well as always.

Thank you for this great video. I don't have much mechanical experience and I was riding my bike this morning and noticed some odd sounds. After wiggling the bike while riding I noticed the sound was coming from the front wheel and with the wiggling it started wobbling and I could see the problem was with the "wheel hub"(I had no idea what to call it until I saw this video)and I assumed it had to do with the bearings(that part I knew). I made it home though! And now, after watching this video I have the confidence to buy the parts I need and fix it! Yippee!

The best guy to watch video about bike fixing tutorials. Always your video help me to maintain and fixing my bike. Thanks a lot!

Amazingly concise and thorough video tutorial. Thank you so much!

Excellent video of a common issue. Keep up the great work RJ.

Bro you just fixed my wobbly tire, one of my ball bearings fell inside the axil “chamber” causing my axil to move. This is only my second ever bike at 26, my first bike was stolen when I was 12 and just never got another one until now. Thank you!

Thanks RJ! Clear and concise. Easy viewing as well to see what you're doing and no random stories that make the video 2 hours long! Thanks! Subscribed!

Hey man, Great video on explaining what the issue might be and how to fix them, it's easy to understand and very easy to follow. Thanks for the guide!

I was surprised to find my axel was loose, this video will help me to make my adjustments. Thank uoh for sharing your knowledge.

thank you thank you thank you. u deserve more than 300k subs honestly. A bike store mechanic told me that should replace my hub and I only rode my bike for about 5000km.

Considering I'm about to do a one year servicing on my bike. This is real good to know. Thank you for the video

The hub on my bicycle wheels had ceramic ball bearings so they fell right out. I only had to tip the wheel over after taking out the cup. A couple where still stuck in the hub though. There was some grease holding them down in place. I got them out with a set of tweezers. The ceramic ball bearings is the new thing now. Supposedly the ceramic ball bearings are more round, smoother, and have a lower friction resistance. I did check the size of them so I can get a new set. I didn't have the special park tool though so I used the screw/drill gauge that I already had. I just put the ball bearing in whichever hole it fitted in. It looks like they are 1/4". Nevertheless, I did get the hub overhauled. After I got it all back together I thought I did it wrong But after watching your video it looks like I did it exactly as you did. Which is a relief because now I wont have to take it all back apart again and redo it all. Thanks RJ. 😀

You made this very simple. I feel confident I can do it myself.

Thanks for making this so clear and simple!

I just want to thank you for all the help of your videos you gave me the confidence to do all the work on my bike my fount wheel was to tight and with your help i got my wheel moving free again i just want to thank you so much

I’m also very glad you made the point about over tightening because that’s what I did and they was grinding

Worked perfect for me! Great video!

Very useful video,thanks! One thing could be emphasized is the ensuring of locking the cone/locknut on the side not apparently loose. it was mentioned to make sure they are tight, but was shown with hand doing that, whereas it should be wrench tight, just as much as the nut/cone side being taken apart. This singular potential flaw of procedure is the source of many future slippages of adjustment, even after a hub is overhauled ! (often appears the first time a wheel is taken off for fixing a flato or transporting, more so on solid axle wheels. One can even start the entire procedure with the act of ensuring tightening the side which is NOT seemingly finger loose! RJ THANKS AGAIN for your body of educational work !

thank you for all these details through the process, like checking for tightness! this is super helpful :)

Just want to say, so happy for your Chanel, i learn so much, i restore shimano rsx shifter whit help of your videos.. you are the best, i think u should show your face and say hello to your fans...in every video..the best to you handyman

This is very good video showing how to overhaul the front wheel bearing on a bicycle.

So incredibly helpful. Thank you!

Thank you for making this video and sharing your knowledge!

Perfect solution and explanation. Thank you!

Great filming & clear,precise..etc Eternally Grateful for your videos🤔👍👍

RJ killing it again with another awesome video 👍

thanks for making this video it really helped me do some maintenance work!

i have had a bad wheel wobble on the rear wheel of my bike for a while now, i've replaced the whole drivetrain with a new one but it's still there, now i know how to fix it though by watching your informative video, thanks so much, i'm subscribed to your channel my good friend ! ! ! ! ! ;-) lol

Thanks for all RJ, Of great usefulness what you share.... thanks to you I keep my bike very well adjusted, Greetings from Tijuana Mexico

Thanks for posting this! Helped me with my latest single speed build I’m doing on my channel!

@ethan_scooters2462

3 жыл бұрын

Mines still loose?? Lol

@brokenbolts8308

3 жыл бұрын

@@ethan_scooters2462 worked for me.

@RJTheBikeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

Then you did something wrong.

The perfect video for what I was after! Thanks!

Thank you RJ. Your videos are so helpful. I refer to them on a regular basis.

Great video, It's really clear to watch and understand. 💯%✌️ Am new to bike repairs, Man from Ireland says thanks. 🍀

Top video my man. I learned a lot. Thanks for your step by step simple instructions. Top man. 👍

Nice vid, thanx for sharing. It appears you might have the dust covers the wrong way around, if you google cup/cone you will find that the hollow part is on the inside (i guess to hold the grease and not touch the bearing itself). The comments help a lot also! I did not know the compression when using quick release and hence you must leave a little play on the bearings

Perfectly eyplained and showed how to fix such issue. Thanks.

thanks for the demo, very well presented

Thank you! This is just what I needed! My rare hub was doing the same thing!

Yes thx, just done my 1977 bike, great help. 🇬🇧

A very clear simple video the instructions was easy. Thank you

Great information, thank you.

Brilliant tutorial my friend. Learned a lot from u. Keep up the good work.

Awesome presentation!! Very helpful

When I do this job, I always check the cones. When a wheel wobbles, very often the cones are worn too. If so, you definitely need to change them as well. And I can tell from experience that finding the right size of cones is harder than finding the size of the ball bearings.

@bartenveronique

3 жыл бұрын

@@myvicariouslife4012 I don't have an online source where to find the right size. But what I do have is a variety of cones in stock. Some bought new (they don't cost much) and some I retrieved from old hubs. This way I can always find one that fits.

That was very clear and very helpful, thanks.

Fantastic help! Thank you.

very useful for learning . thanks

Thanks for the tutorial Rj.

Dude. Thanks for this. Really useful.

Nice video buddy, thanks for this Information 👍

This was a really helpful video. Thanks so much

Top video.learnt a lot . Thanks for uploading. Briliant.👍👍👍

wow thanks i just bought a 1982 schw inn cruiser and it needs this service so i will do this , thanks

Excellent tutorial!

Very helpful, thanks

Thank you for a great informative video.

Thanks your videos have really helped me out 👍

thanks man this can of forgotten bike fix tutorial is what I'm looking for. now a days its always buy new one.

Out standing videos 👍👍👍 buddy good information to know how to do The bearings .

Nice video as always RJ .

Many thanks for this video. My son and his friend tried to fix a puncture and manged to pull apart the internals of the hub. Now I know how to fix it oh and purchase bearings that they lost 😅

thank you! great job, fun to watch

This is exactly what I need to do to revive an old bike. Hopefully the back tire won't be too difficult. Thank You for the tool list. It really helps to find all the tools I will need.

Great tutorial... keep the vids coming.

superb presentation.

Nice 👍 much love from Serbia♥️

Thanks bud love your videos lol sometimes I wach them to remind me how things went lol keep up the nice work it's a help time to time

Thanks for sharing 🙏

you are amazing! now i can fix all my busted bikes and also save waste to landfill!!

nice work!

Good stuff! Impressive.

Great videos man

Thank you! Very useful.