Cleaning a Front Bike Hub
So today let's disassemble and clean a front wheel hub (i took it out so i could clean the front wheel rim, If anyone wants i can post how to disassemble clean and reassemble the wheel drop me a line)
Materials
So you would need
1x front wheel hub
2x adjustable wrenches
1x Tray
1x rag
1 screwdriver (or something like that)
Grease
1x front wheel hub
2x adjustable wrenches
1x Tray
1x rag
1 screwdriver (or something like that)
Grease
Opening the Hub
so fix the hub on one of the wrenches (or table vice) and unscrew the other side the nut get it and the washer out and unscrew the other nut thingie and slowly remove the axle on top of your tray
Remove Guard Things
with a screwdriver or something carefully take out those metal cage like things
Cleaning
Clean everything either use a rag cotton or whatever does the trick but make that thing shine (i use a rag on most places and put the bearings inside the rag and rub everything together till they are clean
Lube
Add lube on the place where the balls will go and calmly ''glue'' balls in place
And Close
add the guards back and reinsert the axle slowly and on the add the nut washer nut in it's correct order again be carefulll not to overtighten (the axle must move properly ;) )
Finished
And there you go one cleaned and relubed front hub
Not hard at all
(if there's anything you don't understand and/or need better explanations please tell me and i will try to do it )
Hope you like it
Not hard at all
(if there's anything you don't understand and/or need better explanations please tell me and i will try to do it )
Hope you like it