do i need to change the rear hub or wheel is out of true
do i need to change the rear hub or wheel is out of true
byu/Halil_6 inbikewrench
by Halil_6
do i need to change the rear hub or wheel is out of true
do i need to change the rear hub or wheel is out of true
byu/Halil_6 inbikewrench
by Halil_6
8 Comments
Just out of true. The “swim” in the freewheel is very normal for cheap freewheels
Make sure the axle is fully seated in the dropouts. Might just be misaligned. Don’t go off the tire either.
The Axel looks bent
That’s the beauty of this: 3 answers, all different, and even contradicting each other. That video is not exactly helpful, it’s like “my rear wheel wobbles a bit” and ask for a cause… that’s what you get. CICO.
Anyway, the rim seems very slightly out of true – if the freehub wobble were the cause, the rim should be much more off at the outside. When did you notice? Has anything changed lately? Did you have the wheel off, did someone work on the wheel, or just randomly found? Any parts feel loose?
The freehub might just be cheap, seen that before. If the axle were bent or broken, I’d expect the brakes to block. The wheel could be trued easily, that might solve it.
Put up a video of the brakes in working position to show how much the rims are really off…
Right now the thru-axle isn’t tightened, so it’s difficult to diagnose properly. The wheel also looks slightly out of true. It may be worth tightening the cassette lockring with a lockring tool, or removing the cassette to check whether the hub bearing preload can be adjusted using cone spanners.
That looks like every time I bent an axle.
Also, I can’t tell for sure, but is that an underside U-brake? I had a bike with one and it had real stopping power. When it wasn’t clogged with mud…
I got to the bike repair shop they said the wheel is untrue the frame is bent and the axle also bend
Don’t overfocus on the dummy disk. That makes the wobble in the hub look much more dramatic than it is.