Overhaul/Repair Bendix 70 Coaster Brake Hub
1686 July 6, 2014I got a cruiser bike with a coaster brake hub that didn’t work. The bike was free, and I thought I could fix it. In this video, I take the hub apart, clean it, lubricate it, replace the bearings and put it bake together again. Now it works great. The hub is a Bendix 70. …Read more »
How To Fix A Sticky Freehub
2104 August 16, 2014The usual reason a freehub gets sticky, is the old grease/oil inside becomes thick and congealed. I show how to remove the freehub, clean the old grease out, lube and re-install the freehub for a bike wheel cassette.
Fixing A Wobbling Rear Wheel Hub
2050 February 12, 2016I noticed a weird eccentric wobble on the rear hub of a bike I was working on. I disassembled the hub to discover that someone had overhauled it and installed too many bearings. A rear hub typically has nine 1/4″ bearings on each side. This had ten on each side. So I cleaned everything and …Read more »
How To Install 7 Speed Cassette On 8/9/10 Speed Hub
1806 June 13, 2014I show what you need to do to mount a 7 speed cassette on to a bike wheel hub designed to fit 8, 9 or 10 speed cassettes. It involves mounting a 4.5mm spacer onto the hub. But you may need to file notches into the spacer to avoid having the cassette wobble. The wobble …Read more »
How To Replace A Bent Axle On A Bike Wheel
1445 April 14, 2014I demonstrate how to change out a bent axle from the rear wheel of a mountain bike I was working on. The wheel seemed out of true, but after looking closer, I realized the axle was bent. The wheel had a weird wobble. I took apart the hub, cleaned all the parts, replaced the bent …Read more »
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