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Ball bearings replacement for Windsor 4500
After riding my Windsor 4500 for about 2 years, I got some advice to replace the ball bearings for both tires before going on a long bike trip. I plan on replacing these myself. Could someone tell me ...
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greasing closed bearings on the outside
Assume I have a couple of closed bearings on some pivots on my bicycle.
These bearings:
are fitted on a housing
have an axle going through them
are tightened by bolts which also have cups to ...
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how to reassemble mountain bike rear wheel hub and bearings
So I thought I would sort out my wheel bearings (after asking a few questions here first). Did the front without much of a problem, (reused the existing bearings at the moment, had not got round to ...
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Identifying bottom bracket
First and foremost.. I'm slowly trying to replace my bottom bracket.. it makes a kind of knackered-bearings sound when I move the pedals round without the chain attached. This is because I've been bad ...
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Were these bearings defective?
A couple of days ago my girlfriend's bicycle broke. The rear wheel was stuck. Tonight I had finally some spare time to have a look. The bearings had failed, so much so that the wheel must have spun ...
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Can I replace my 1/4" wheel bearings with slightly smaller ones?
On my back wheel on one side balls won't fit! I am 100% certain they are the same balls I took out easily with the magnet on my screwdriver several weeks ago to mail my bike home. They are 1/4" ...
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When do bearings need to be replaced?
How do I know when bearings need to be replaced?
Should I go by time? Or is there a symptom to guide me?
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How do I prevent play in the steering post?
I recently changed my handlebar stem to an angle-adjustable variety and now there is a little bit of play in the bar coming up from the front suspension through the frame, onto which that stem is ...
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Real measurable benefit to ceramic bearings?
Is there a real difference between riding on ceramic bearings and riding on stainless steel?
How would you measure it? Does it require it to be every bearing in the drive train, or will each set of ...
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Which lubricant/grease to use for ball bearings?
A little mishap happened today during cleaning my bicycle. I tried to take off the sprocket wheel for easier access, but instead I opened the lock nut of the hub (cassette type) and the balls came ...
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Using Anti Seize in place of Grease
I bought Nickel Anti-Seize to prevent any corrosion issues between metals, and I generally like using it on my vehicles on bolts and anything I plan on removing later. I'm wondering where it would be ...
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Can I replace steel bearings with ceramic bearings?
I'm using WH-550 from Shimano, can I replace my steel bearing balls with ceramic bearing balls?
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Stationary bike “clicks” when pedaling - crank axle is moving sideways. How can I fix this?
I've got this stationary bike, a York C202, which has developed a problem - namely it "clicks" when pedaling. This is highly annoying, as there's nothing I seem to be able to do about it.
I diagnosed ...
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How do I know if my cone/cap/bearings need to be adjusted?
I have a custom road bike with (mostly) Shimano parts. I love to ride but I'm not so strong on the technical side.
I have quick-release wheels; I regularly (3-4 times a year) put the bike in a bag ...
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Can a front wheel have a different number of bearings on each side?
I took my old, filthy bike apart to clean it up. I have never done this before!
When I took the front wheel bearings out, I ended up retrieving 9 from one side and 10 from the other.
It seems like ...
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Bottom bracket making noise, should it be fixed now or can I wait until regular maintenance?
My bike has been ridden 4 months / 2000 miles and is no longer completely quiet.
About a month ago I noticed a whispering noise like a wire brush sliding across a cymbal. It happens on the ...
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How long does it take to replace bottom bracket bearings?
How long does it take to replace bottom bracket bearings? Is there anything that can make the procedure take more or less time? How does the type of mechanism affect repair time?
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What kind of maintenance does a shimano dynamo hub need?
I have a shimano dynamo hub on the front of my bike.
Does it need any special maintenance, or maybe it needs just a little synthetic grease once a year, like a normal front hub?
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How many ball bearings to put in an axis?
I'm cleaning out most of the axes on my new (second hand) bike.
I'm replacing the grease inside the pedal axes and I was wondering.
How many ball bearings should be inside? I thought there had to be ...
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When replacing wheel bearings, is there a standard or are they different for each type of bike
I have a claudebutler CapeWrath D24 (around 3 years old). My front (not sure about rear at this point) wheel bearings need replacing. The wheel it has is a Rigida Zac2000. I realize that some bikes ...
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How to maintain platform pedal bearings?
I have a pair of Redline platform pedals with plastic end caps and I notice one of them does not turn freely.
They look about like this:
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When to replace wheel bearings
I just ripped apart my mom's mountain bike's rear hub. One of the bearings was incredibly rough, so I replaced it, and the other one was smooth, but didn't turn very easily. Since I didn't have a ...
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Does Enduro make a ceramic hybrid wheel bearing kit for WTB Laser Disc Lite hubs?
I would like to replace the bearings in my front and rear WTB Laser Disc Lite hubs. I'm interested in upgrading the OEM steel bearings to a ceramic hybrid. I've hear that Enduro is a quality ...
