Play in rear wheel

concorde

Hi,

Noticed on last nights night ride that I have some play in my rear wheel. mm or two. Just wondering how much does it usually cost to have this fixed at your average LBS?

Also, what can happen if I choose to ride Brechfa - Gorlech trail on Saturday and Afan - The Wall on Sunday before getting it sorted?

Cheers

nicklouse

it depends on the hub.

cone and cup need adjusting. Cartridge need replacing.

using it before fixing may lead to a lot of walking and greater cost.

concorde

The hubs are Shimano RM66 Black 32 hole Q/R?

thelonegroover

I think these are cup and cone so you should be able to adjust them.

nicklouse

Concorde wrote:

The hubs are Shimano RM66 Black 32 hole Q/R?

then read the info on Sheldons pages and adjust them before the ride.

you will need some cone spanners.

concorde

Cheers both

The link in your sig?

Having a look through now.

spacedog

Depends on how warn the hub is. Shimano are bad for getting pitted cups and cones which means a new hub.

If you can't get it running smooth, pull it apart and have a look at the surfaces.

cooldad

No they aren't, if you look after them they can last decades. And do. And its' worn.

concorde

Will do if can't get it running smooth, hopefully riding it last night down whites level, which is rough, didn't total it!

spacedog

That's my experience and that of people I know.

If you service them regularly and preemptively they will last a good while. But I don't know many people that do.

Give me cartridge bearings any day.

The Rookie

cooldad wrote:

No they aren't, if you look after them they can last decades. And do. And its' worn.

And it's it's

Is it play in the hub or the rim out of true (before you start), your description sounds more like the latter!

Easy to tell play in the hub once the wheel is out as you can feel the axle move inside the hub.

Two Shimano hubs on my commuter, both bought used, both now have circa 3000miles on in my hands, both running as smooth as.....

Uli

You can service Shimano hubs in 30 minutes while seating on your sofa and drinking tea. Find Shimano tech doc for your hub, pack them with grease and you good to go.
Servicing cartridge hubs is slightly different as it may release loads of negative emotions.

cooldad

The Beginner wrote:

cooldad wrote:

No they aren't, if you look after them they can last decades. And do. And its' worn.

And it's it's

Is it play in the hub or the rim out of true (before you start), your description sounds more like the latter!

Easy to tell play in the hub once the wheel is out as you can feel the axle move inside the hub.

Two Shimano hubs on my commuter, both bought used, both now have circa 3000miles on in my hands, both running as smooth as.....

I was busy spluttering over my tea and composing a letter to the Mail. But looking at it again I think it's something stuck on your screen. Try Tippex.

concorde

If I hold the bike upright by the saddle with one hand, grab the wheel with my other hand I can move the wheel laterally?

nicklouse

the whole wheel or the rim?

is the hub sliding on the axel or is it the rim moving due to slack spokes?

concorde

Will have to check when I get in. Didn't really notice, as didn't know what I was checking for. I think the cassette seemed to be moving a bit too though?

concorde

Sounds more the hub? Pretty sure was the whole wheel moving not just rim

cooldad

nicklouse wrote:

Concorde wrote:

The hubs are Shimano RM66 Black 32 hole Q/R?

then read the info on Sheldons pages and adjust them before the ride.

you will need some cone spanners.

Have you?

concorde

cooldad wrote:

nicklouse wrote:

Concorde wrote:

The hubs are Shimano RM66 Black 32 hole Q/R?

then read the info on Sheldons pages and adjust them before the ride.

you will need some cone spanners.

Have you?

Tried a couple of times, the stuff on hubs doesn't make much sense to me. Nothing about adjusting from what I can find through the gloassary.

nicklouse

read http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cone-adjustment.html

concorde

nicklouse wrote:

read http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cone-adjustment.html

Cheers, didn't really know what I was looking for. Read it a couple of times now.

zx6man

cone adjustment for some can be a pain, 10 minutes from your LBS should sort adjustment. Worth trying to learn though.

concorde

zx6man wrote:

cone adjustment for some can be a pain, 10 minutes from your LBS should sort adjustment. Worth trying to learn though.

Sure it'll be a pain but yes, def good to learn and probably simple when you know how. 1/10th turns to tighten it, little bit of play when the wheel is off, then put it on and tighten the QR and see how it feels. Repeat if necessary should see me right...

zx6man

Yup, easy as that. I do my own BTW and don't even swear, so can't be too hard.

cooldad

Only if you've done the cones and the locknuts properly.

tarbot18

Have a nose on youtube some vids to show you how to adjust cup and cone hubs pretty simple really and strangely therapeutic , ended up doing the wheels on 3 of my bikes last week ........
think i may have a problem............

concorde

Me and a mate had a potch. It wasn't that straight forward. Struggled to get to the cones. Took cassette off etc. One side was screwing off okay but the side with the freehub on we couldn't get it off to get to the cone. Just tightened that one side we could get to and it seems to have done the trick. Probably should have watched some videos of it first...

zx6man

You only remove one side :-)

concorde

zx6man wrote:

You only remove one side :-)

Haha, good oh! I did think that when the other seemed impossible to get off so I went with my incline.