Stiff Shimano Wheel Bearings
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:14 pm
I've searched the internet and forum but can not find a solution to my problem.
I serviced my wheel bearings and hubs on my Shimano RS80 wheels. I did the front wheel first and have the bearings loaded so there is a slight amount of play but when mounted on the bike and tightened with the skewers the play is gone. The problem is they feel quite tight to turn. I moved on to the rear wheel and I have the same problem except the rear is really tight to turn. Even when I leave the bearings way too loose the wheel is still a little stiff to turn. I thought I might have applied too much grease so I took everything apart and reassembled with a very small amount of grease just to see if it would make a difference and it did not. I'm using Shimano grease. The wheels were spinning fine before I serviced them. I'm 100% sure I reassembled them correctly as its pretty obvious.
If anyone has any advise please let me know.
Thanks,
I serviced my wheel bearings and hubs on my Shimano RS80 wheels. I did the front wheel first and have the bearings loaded so there is a slight amount of play but when mounted on the bike and tightened with the skewers the play is gone. The problem is they feel quite tight to turn. I moved on to the rear wheel and I have the same problem except the rear is really tight to turn. Even when I leave the bearings way too loose the wheel is still a little stiff to turn. I thought I might have applied too much grease so I took everything apart and reassembled with a very small amount of grease just to see if it would make a difference and it did not. I'm using Shimano grease. The wheels were spinning fine before I serviced them. I'm 100% sure I reassembled them correctly as its pretty obvious.
If anyone has any advise please let me know.
Thanks,