Originally Posted by
VaBeachTennis
Just a quick update: I kept on riding the bike because I cou8ldn't figure it out after taking it apart. Those extra miles helped me see that the bearings and the bearing retainer were pretty much fried. It was on the side of the coaster brake arm on my Shimano CB-E110 hub/assembly. Luckily my hardware store has those 9 count 7/32's in stock. When I took the hub apart this time and cleaned it, there were metal shavings everywhere. I will reassemble and let everyone know what the result is. Hopefully it will be a good one when I replace all of the bearings and retainers for 5 or 6 bucks instead of buying a new wheel and hub assembly for 35+ dollars. Once again thank you all for your advice!
Yeah, metal shavings will have a tendency to make a grinding sound.
But seriously, glad you found the problem. Are the races in the hub where the bearings go still smooth and not scarred? How about the cones? What were the shavings from? The retainers or the balls?
Is there a chance that you installed the retainer backwards?
