Bike acting odd

Genesis Core 20
Genesis Core 20 Posts: 81
edited January 2011 in MTB general
Just went out for a quick ride and my bike is feeling odd. i noticed that my front wheel is not fully tight, there's a tiny bit of movement sideways. Ive tried tightening but i cant tighten anymore, any suggestions?
Thanks

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  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    Perhaps the axle nuts need to be tightened?
    The Bouncer
    The Shaker
  • Genesis Core 20
    Genesis Core 20 Posts: 81
    Its a quick release and i cant get it any tighter, any ideas?
  • Raymondavalon
    Raymondavalon Posts: 5,346
    Genesis Core 20 wrote:
    Its a quick release and i cant get it any tighter, any ideas?

    The QR goes through the axle, there should be nuts on either side of the axle that hold the cones/bearings in place.
    If these are loose you could get the Incredible Hulk to tighten the QR and there will still be some play..

    Take the wheel off, remove the QR and see if there's any sideways play on the axle itself
    The Bouncer
    The Shaker
  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Loose bearings?
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Sounds like loose cones on the bearings to me, or if you have cartridge bearings, they're probably worn.
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  • TuckerUK
    TuckerUK Posts: 369
    If it is a cone adjustment required, remember you want some play with the wheel off bike (or QR loose), which then gets taken up by the QR being tightened. Zero bearing play with wheel off bike (or QR loose) = increased friction and bearing damage when QR tightened.
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