Wheel issues (Mavic Aksiums)

RyanV49er
RyanV49er Posts: 8
edited March 2009 in Workshop
My front wheel makes a knocking noise when I' climbing. Everytime I cant the bike over during a downstroke, the wheel recieves force from the side and moves across, making a noise. I can move the wheel left and right about 5mm by hand, and every time i do, it makes a deep clicking noise.

Any idea what the issue is? The noise seems to come from the hub, but I'm not entirely sure. It's not touching the break pads when I move it, so the noise isn;t from it connecting with anything.

Any ideas?

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  • Wappygixer
    Wappygixer Posts: 1,396
    Sounds like your wheel bearings are shot.
    You'll need a new pair of bearings fitting to the hub.
  • dodgy
    dodgy Posts: 2,890
    Whoaa there, not so fast. First of all, how old are the wheels? Secondly, have you looked at the locknut which is used to adjust play in the bearings? I have the same wheels on my winter bike.
  • Mystique
    Mystique Posts: 342
    I know it's a bit obvious, but do you have the magnet/ sensor for a computer on the front wheel??

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