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griff:
hello all

have been having some issues with the front wheel of my old banger - wheel was turning, but not spinning well at all
so have opened up the hub and given it a good degreasing/regreasing - same for the ball bearings

now it's all back together it's a little bit better, but only marginally - turns but still 'lumpy' if that makes sense?
bearings looked fine once I'd cleaned the old cack off them, but are these likely to be the problem? (ie will invisible wear to bearings have such a dramatic effect?) can get some more but wasn't sure if they are all standard size?

also would appreciate some advice on how tight to tighten the first cone nut? at first I did it up tight (thinking I needed to keep all the grease in) and it just stopped the wheel turning, then I loosened it off until the wheel turns as it does now...

thanks for any advice :daumenhoch:

steve69:
Sounds like your ball bearings have flat spots, would be difficult to see unless they are really bad.
Or possibly not the correct amount of bearings in each side.
 

ED209:
You don't need them crazy tight Griff... you need them to spin nicely with no play on the hub... sounds like you are just doing them up too tight.

You need the cone tight against the lock nut to stop it coming loose, but then should be loose enough to spin... have you got enough bearings in either side?

pickle:
also did you check the surfaces of the bearing races?  if they're pitted the bearings will bind on them  :daumenhoch:

griff:
surfaces of the cones looked ok, ball bearings looked fine too
definitely the same number went in as came out (13 each side and just enough to give a bit of room)

will try and slack off the nut later and see if that helps - cheers guys  :daumenhoch:

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