Mtchell Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Hi Watching a clip the other day and so my rear wheel lean to one side so checked rear wheel and found i had a wobble , Its side to side about 2-5mm and really annoying now as i can feel the i land at a slight angle, could it be the bearings? Any advice or help ?? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Dark Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Hi Watching a clip the other day and so my rear wheel lean to one side so checked rear wheel and found i had a wobble , Its side to side about 2-5mm and really annoying now as i can feel the i land at a slight angle, could it be the bearings? Any advice or help ?? cheers Sounds like loose bearings, loose axle bolts or dead bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 isit possible to check if its in place is there any diagrams about I can't seem to find anything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollied Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) http://www.profileracing.com/ht_hubohaul2.php Read through all of that well follow the guide and you should do a full overhaul and that will make it clear to see if there is anything loose or missing Hope i helped. Ollied EDIT: While you're at it you may as well give it a full re grease, in case you want a loud cassette in which you should stretch your springs Edited January 23, 2010 by Ollied Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Oh cool thanks alot mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willdudeXD Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 loose cones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_scott Posted January 23, 2010 Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 Sounds like the bearings are on the way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted January 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2010 loose cones? No cones on profile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sponge Posted January 24, 2010 Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 2-5 mm is quite a lot of movement, or 'play'. Mine once had it, but it got fixed when Profile sent me a new set of Japanese bearings and a shim* (important). Y'see, Profile hubs are notorious in BMX for having wrongly-machined hubs, it's not a tolerance issue, it's just a plain error in machining. So they have to make up for it by budging a shim in there. This specific issue is covered over several places, try some BMX forums. Moral of the story: Get rid of your Profile soon, and just go FFW. Plus I bet your dropouts are chewed to death by the Profile axle bolts. Another thing I didn't like about Profiles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted January 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2010 2-5 mm is quite a lot of movement, or 'play'. Mine once had it, but it got fixed when Profile sent me a new set of Japanese bearings and a shim* (important). Y'see, Profile hubs are notorious in BMX for having wrongly-machined hubs, it's not a tolerance issue, it's just a plain error in machining. So they have to make up for it by budging a shim in there. This specific issue is covered over several places, try some BMX forums. Moral of the story: Get rid of your Profile soon, and just go FFW. Plus I bet your dropouts are chewed to death by the Profile axle bolts. Another thing I didn't like about Profiles Is it possible to buy the shims? and do the shims solve the problem ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtchell Posted January 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Just want to say thanks guys Got it sorted it was a dodgy bearing on the driver side bike feels solid again now Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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