How To Fix Bicycle Wheel Bearings. Persistent clicking coming from the wheel hub indicates loose or dry wheel bearings. How much does it cost to fix a crank on a bike.
Then place the heaviest part of the wheel which is usually the valve or wheel reflector if you have these at 3 oclock. Finally add the washer and jam-nut and tighten it. For this job youll need some rags waterproof grease and a 17mm open-end wrenchYoull also need a 13mm cone wrench for a front hub and a 15mm cone wrench for a rear hub.
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Reapply more grease to hold the bearings in place. I find it easier to remove the wheels when the bicycle is upside down if you dont have a bike stand. Remove rear wheel from bike. Bicycle hubs bearing cones and cone flats vary.
