Benefits of changing your bike wheel hub
Do you need a bike wheel hub replacement or an upgrade? The answer is almost always yes. The humble hub affects your wheels’ rotational resistance, rigidity and weight so there is a lot (literally) riding on it! Even just upgrading your bike wheel hub bearings will undoubtedly result in longer-lasting parts that you can more easily replace in isolation when required.
What are bike wheel hub bearings?
Bike wheel hub bearings such as rings and rollers or balls bring bicycle wheels to life and enable them to move. They might appear small and insignificant, but their role is crucial to the hub’s friction-free movement and rotation.
Front & back bike hubs replacement
Bike rear wheel hub and bike front wheel hub replacement is quite a process. You may want to take this job to your local bike shop.
Step 1 - Remove the wheel.
Step 2 - Remove the spring and nut from the hub’s middle skewer. Don’t forget the spring under the nut - it’s easy to fall out and get lost during this step if you’re not mindful of it.
Step 3 - If this is the rear wheel, remove the freewheel or cassette (gently use a wrench, applying a counter-clockwise turn).
Step 4 - Remove the lock nut on one side of the axle.
Step 5 - Remove the spacer and cone from the axle.
Step 6 - Apply a magnet to extract all the bearings.
Step 7 - Pull the axle from the hub.
Step 8 - Using an Allen Key (10mm), remove the freehub body.
Now you will either clean your existing parts or replace them outright. Either way, when it comes to reassembling, the process is as follows:
Step 1 - Reinstall the freehub body with your 10mm Allen key.
Step 2 - Apply grease to each side of the hub that will essentially contain your hub bearings.
Step 3 - Drop a single bearing one at a time into the grease.
Step 4 - Rebuild one side of the axle with the nut, spacer and cone.
Step 5 - Place the axle into the wheel.
Step 6 - Replace parts on the axle’s other side.
Step 7 - If this is the rear wheel, reinstall the cassette.
Step 8 - Insert the skewer through the axle.
Step 9 - Put the wheel back in place.
Step 10 - Off you go!
Normal bike vs eBike wheel hubs
An ebike wheel hub differs from a standard bike hub. This is because, in pedal assist bikes, the motor is typically located in the front hub or rear axle (or it will have a mid-drive motor).
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