Hub/axle not turning
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Hub/axle not turning
I was cleaning my bike today and I unscrewed the cone, attempting to clean it. I finished cleaning the rest of my bike then I re-attached my wheel and put on the chain. I tried pedaling but the wheel won't move. I think the the hub or axle isn't turning. What's wrong?
Edit: I have a flip flop hub
Edit: I have a flip flop hub
Last edited by brokenaxle; 03-03-13 at 04:08 PM.
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Check your brakes and wheel alignment. Also the hub may be too tight. Try loosening that and give it a try. The brakes might be engaged because the wheel is misaligned. Put the bike upside down and drop the wheel in, that way you know it's aligned right.
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I don't have any rear brakes, so that's not an issue. When I loosen my hub, my wheel becomes really wobbly. I have a flip-flop hub if that helps clarify anything. My hub was also tighter when I unscrewed it the first time
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Try tightening it very lightly then stop when it starts to not turn unless you use force. I don't own any bike with flip flop hubs so I don't know for sure.
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That would help, if the hub has cup-and-cone bearings, this may be the problem, but if they're cartridge bearings (sometimes wrongly called "sealed bearings") it's not likely. Someone might be able to tell from a picture which one it is.
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Yeah, your bearing cone has unscrewed itself, and you have a cup-and-cone bearing. The reason I asked for pictures is that I've seen a number of BMX hubs with cartridge bearings that also have a spacer on the axle that gets referred to as the "cone" by the BMXers who bring their bikes to my co-op, and I wasn't sure if you had one of those, or how widespread calling that nut a cone was.
You'll need a cone spanner the right size for your cone to hold the cone in adjustment while you tighten the locknut onto it. Just google "adjusting bicycle wheel bearings" or something.
You'll need a cone spanner the right size for your cone to hold the cone in adjustment while you tighten the locknut onto it. Just google "adjusting bicycle wheel bearings" or something.
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I was cleaning my bike today and I unscrewed the cone, attempting to clean it. I finished cleaning the rest of my bike then I re-attached my wheel and put on the chain. I tried pedaling but the wheel won't move. I think the the hub or axle isn't turning. What's wrong?
Edit: I have a flip flop hub
Edit: I have a flip flop hub
Fron the symptoms of spinnging freely then becoming tight; it sounds like you left the cone lose and it's moving around.
Cone Wrenches -if you havent even heard of them, then you need to get to an LBS now and have them fix this.
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Thanks guys, with all your suggestions I fixed it! I used this guide to readjust my bearings: https://www.livestrong.com/article/34...heel-bearings/
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If it worked it's a very lucky day for you. Those are some of the worst instructions I have seen. Parktool.com/blog or Sheldonbrown.com are generally recognized as the best sites for repair instruction.
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Then you also are lucky, or are the owner of some poorly worn bearings. Yes, cone wrenches are necessary to make sure bearings stay in adjustment.