How to grease wheel bearings?
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jack it up. you can even do it with a car floor jack and a small plank of wood to go in between the frame rails.
uncsrew the axle bolt, slide it out, make sure you keep the spacers in the right order, slide the chain/belt adjusters back and you can slip the chain off the spokes and the belt off the pulley
then you just clean the axle and the parts that it slides through, thoroughly apply lots and lots of grease to every part, and inside the wheel hub getting into the bearings if they are not sealed. then reinstall everything and wipe the excess grease and lower the bike off the jack
i do it once a month to all my bikes becuase i put lots of milage, they wear faster than you think so it pays to do it more often.
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the hardest part of the job is getting some one to hold the wheel up while you slide the axle out, and getting them to hold it up again so you can line everything up to slide the axle back in
other than that, its just really messy more than anything
uncsrew the axle bolt, slide it out, make sure you keep the spacers in the right order, slide the chain/belt adjusters back and you can slip the chain off the spokes and the belt off the pulley
then you just clean the axle and the parts that it slides through, thoroughly apply lots and lots of grease to every part, and inside the wheel hub getting into the bearings if they are not sealed. then reinstall everything and wipe the excess grease and lower the bike off the jack
i do it once a month to all my bikes becuase i put lots of milage, they wear faster than you think so it pays to do it more often.
edit
the hardest part of the job is getting some one to hold the wheel up while you slide the axle out, and getting them to hold it up again so you can line everything up to slide the axle back in
other than that, its just really messy more than anything
Last edited by JosephGarcia; 03-10-2009 at 05:48 PM.
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overkill for someone who drives only on the weekends
perfectly normal for someone who puts 1k a month, sometimes 1k a week on their bike.
besides im tired of waiting until something breaks, I inspect everything now every chance i get to catch problems before they happen on the road
perfectly normal for someone who puts 1k a month, sometimes 1k a week on their bike.
besides im tired of waiting until something breaks, I inspect everything now every chance i get to catch problems before they happen on the road
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I average 1200 miles a month and pack at each tire change, about 15,000 miles. The key to doing it right is to use a bearing packer to ensure there is no air pockets left in the bearing. A packer like this is well worth the money IMO.
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...0070921x00003a
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_1...0070921x00003a
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