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the dreaded crunch

  • 12-09-2010 8:33am
    #1
    Possedion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭


    Just back from a decent spin yesterday, checking over the bike and noticed a nice crunchy sound from back wheel bearing. :mad: It sounds like some of the bearings have broken up.
    What to do now? Its a shimano stock wheel, less than 1 year old, well looked after.


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  • #2
    irishmotorist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭irishmotorist


    Ha! Coincidentally, the same thing happened me the other day and I sorted it yesterday. If you're sure it's the back wheel (try to think of the behaviour when you're on the bike - only there when pedalling/freewheeling etc?), then you'll hopefully just need to replace the bearings. After taking the bearings out, I noticed that they were corroded on one side, while perfect on the other. Grease will be a few euro and 20 bearings (I needed 18) was €1.50.

    If you haven't done it before and don't have a manual, just look here, or somewhere similar:

    http://sheldonbrown.com/cone-adjustment.html
    http://sheldonbrown.com/tooltips/hubs.html


  • #3
    irishmotorist
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,268 ✭✭✭irishmotorist


    Just to add, mine's a Shimano wheel about 1 year old too. Was surprised to see the state of the bearings in one side, but I'll be making a more regular inspection now!


  • #4
    Possedion
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭Possedion


    thanks took it into wheelworks and they are repairing it (dont have good toolset myself). not as bad a problem as I thought. But will get some Mavic wheels soon!


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