Rear wheel bearings

Slinn84 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 20 Apr 2004 Karma :

Just changed the tyre on my rear wheel and thought that since the wheel is off i'll give everything a damn good cleaning and check its all in order

took the sprocket cush and damper drive off and the disc off to check the rotation of the bearings and noticed that the inner part of the bearing is very stiff on both sides of the wheel

the metal outer fits tightly into the wheel so no probs there, the middle seals are fine, but the inner metal ring thats supposed to spin with your axle is very stiff, it does turn but not very easily

is this a real problem?? how can i fix this??

any help welcome

cheers

Slinn84 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 20 Apr 2004 Karma :

Yamaha Thundercat btw Razz

Guest · Brolly Dolly Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Karma :

New bearings needed by the sound of it - I assume they were bone dry?

Easy job, bearings for less than a tenner from a bearing factor, £20+ from a bike shop Mad

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

They are a bit stiff, the bearing is full of grease which will be fairly solid when cool. Put the wheel back in but leave the calliper off and the bike up on the stand. Now give it a spin. It should spin freely between the forks and there should be no 'grumbling' or grinding noises coming from the bearings (listen carefully). There should be no play from side to side when you wiggle the wheel.

You can usually "feel" any roughness in the bearings as you turn the wheel by hand.
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Slinn84 · Scooby Slapper Joined: 20 Apr 2004 Karma :

rear wheel so it dunt fit between forks Razz

the bearing spins round freely, no notches or sticky points, its just very stiff, with the wheel on i can give it a good spin and all i can hear is the pads brushing against the disc, theres no wiggle from side to side or anything

i've only just got the bike back on the road after my old rear tyre got a puncture, so i dont fancy having it set up in my garage again waiting for new bearings to come

cheers guys