Remove Rear Wheel Removal and installation of the rear wheel has a few extra steps because of the gear cluster. Just like the front wheel, you’ll need to release the rear brake by unhooking the cable or deflating the tire. Next, adjust your rear shifter until the chain is on the smalle...
Clean all of the old grease off of the axle and cones and remove all of the bearings from both sides, making sure to count how many you take out. Then clean the inside of the hub and carefully inspect both the cones and the inner bearing races. If there is any damage such as pittin...
First you’ll have toremove the rear wheelfrom your bike. Then in some rare cases the axle nuts will be too big to allow the freewheel tool to slide into the freewheel, so you’ll have to overhaul the hub to remove them first. Now slide the freewheel remover into the freewheel and...
I had this tool handy, but only used it to carefully remove the new hub after I stupidly banged it on before first putting the dust cover back on. I borrowed it for free at the Autozone. But like I said, you absolutely don’t need it. Especially since the hub just separates from th...
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I have a Gazelle Esprit belt drive bike with hub gears which has a rear puncture. Can someone advise me on how to remove and refit the wheel? I'm aware that it can be quite complicated, but I have no option other than tackling it myself. The photos were taken with the bike upside...
Any ideas about how to get this off as well? If I can't remove this by Sunday night then I'm just going to have to take it to the shop and have the bearing replaced. Always the same story when working on cars, one thing keeps you from finishing the job yourself. Thanks...thought...
Pull the old bearing out from the inside of the hub. Step 6 Place a small amount of grease in the palm of your hand. Press the new bearing down into the grease to force the grease into the bearing. Step 7 Repeat step 6 while rotating the bearing until the bearing has been completely...
7. Grasp the rotor firmly to remove it from the bearing hub, if the rotor is stuck use a hammer and strike the rotor near the edge of the axle flange, this will force the rotor free., (Do not strike the wheel studs) if the rotor is still stuck please use this guide -Stuck rear...
3. Gasp the brake caliper and wiggle it back and fourth, you can also insert a large standard screwdriver as a wedge to help loosen the grip the caliper has on the brake pads. Lift upwards to remove the caliper from the brake pads and caliper mounting bracket, (Do not allow the caliper...