Wheel Bearing
 

Hi,

Thanks to everyone who helped me get my bike running. Man it sound good. I need to know what is a good brand to buy for the wheel bearings. The bike doesn't turn smoothly.

Try allballsracing.com Quality bearing kits specific to your make/model/year with a
finder on their web-site. They do wheel steering-head and swingarm kits. Competitive pricing and fast shipping.

Ern

You may want to check the bearings before investing. It could be a damaged race or a bearing that is seized. Why put money into a part when all it needed was some tlc and grease.

**On a side note, before putting your bearings back in the bike, throw them in a zip lock baggy and in the freezer so they contract, it will make them easier to get back in.

Cool appreciate the tip.

I dunno @ $19 bucks for the bearings themselves, and about an hour's worth of work to swap em out (that's using everyday tools if you don't have the proper bearing puller and press), I don't know that I'd dick around with trying to "save" some bearings that already have problems.

+1, slap some new bearings in there. The peace of mind is worth $19.

Because saving $19 isn't worth seizing a bearing while riding. You'll take a far more expensive trip over the high side of your bike, and it might possibly be your last.

This isn't a car. You don't skimp on the things that can kill you.

This style of sealed bearings are not user-serviceable - and are not intended to be repacked or rebuilt. If there's trash in there that has caused a "sieze up", or a ball or roller has a crack or flat spot, or if a race is worn or pitted, then put good parts in there.

As Jesse mentioned - it is such a low dollar part, that you will then get years and years, possibly the rest of the serviceable lifetime of the bike back out of.

This isn't a skateboard or bicycle hub, it is a machine that we all know is going to spend serious amounts of time, at speed, in traffic. Skimp on the super cool headlight upgrade, or undertail, or LED accent lighting, or color-matched grips. Don't skimp on the mechanical parts, when the good stuff cost less than a decent steak dinner.

I am planning on putting in a set of all balls soon. I hope everything goes well. I agree with what others have said, its a cheap part, don't dick around with it, just put a new part in and have peace of mind.