Zip Ties taped to the forks, give it a spin look for the movement and tighten as needed or loosen, depends on what way you need to move. I know not very informative but I figure you can figure it out if you have gotten this far.
Saturday, February 18, 2012
True That Wheel.
The Cheap way.
Zip Ties taped to the forks, give it a spin look for the movement and tighten as needed or loosen, depends on what way you need to move. I know not very informative but I figure you can figure it out if you have gotten this far.
Zip Ties taped to the forks, give it a spin look for the movement and tighten as needed or loosen, depends on what way you need to move. I know not very informative but I figure you can figure it out if you have gotten this far.
Friday, February 17, 2012
Front Wheel Bearings
This is not so different from the rear wheel so Ill be brief.
I used a 30mm socket on this one, fits perfect.
Like I said, Ill be brief. Put the cir clip in and press in the dust seal and BOOM! Done.
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Wheel Bearings
Its been a while since I have posted anything here. Shortage of parts will do that to ya. I think everyone knows money is a little tight especially for fun projects. I was waiting for the front wheel bearings to show up and I was going to do the front and rear at the same time but decided that I would just go ahead and put the rear ones in since it looks like the fronts wont be here till mid next week.
Here the photo shows the old bearing still in the hub with the new bearings on top and the wheel spacer that I took out from the other side. Its a pretty easy process to change bearings. This model hub has a cir clip that holds a bearing in on one side while the other one fits very tightly. After removing the dust seal and the cir clip the bearing on that side lifts right out then the spacer and the other bearing can then be popped out with a long socket extension and hammer.
I first put the bearing in that needed pressed into place, a 32mm socket fit perfectly into the hub allowing me to tap the bearing in only putting pressure on the outer edges of the bearing. There is a lip on the inside of the hub that the bearing seats against so you know when it is fully in place. After that the dust seal can be put in by hand. These are sealed bearings so no extra grease is needed.
Using snap ring pliers put the cir clip into the groove followed by the dust seal. Just like that your all done.
Here the photo shows the old bearing still in the hub with the new bearings on top and the wheel spacer that I took out from the other side. Its a pretty easy process to change bearings. This model hub has a cir clip that holds a bearing in on one side while the other one fits very tightly. After removing the dust seal and the cir clip the bearing on that side lifts right out then the spacer and the other bearing can then be popped out with a long socket extension and hammer.
I first put the bearing in that needed pressed into place, a 32mm socket fit perfectly into the hub allowing me to tap the bearing in only putting pressure on the outer edges of the bearing. There is a lip on the inside of the hub that the bearing seats against so you know when it is fully in place. After that the dust seal can be put in by hand. These are sealed bearings so no extra grease is needed.
Flip the wheel over and slide the spacer into the hub, then the next bearing can be set into place. No hammer needed on this one.
Using snap ring pliers put the cir clip into the groove followed by the dust seal. Just like that your all done.
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