Rear wheel hub - how easy to replace is it?

[DCLane]

The rear wheel on the Carrera is making a grinding noise, particularly at one point on the revolution. It's not catching on anything so appears to be the cassette or hub.

How easy is it to repair/replace the hub? it's an old Alex rim with 8-speed cassette.

 

[jim55]

are u any good at wheel building /lacing spokes and trueing ??if not (and its a bit of a skill )id buy a hub ,,and give all the bits to somebody thats done it before ,,, or the easy option ,,take the bearings out / regrease it and rebuild the hub ,,thats pretty easy (and thats me saying that ) ,,poss fit ,,(no defo )refit with new bearings and regrease ,,it should b fine

 

[amaferanga]

Probably more cost effective to just replace the wheel (assuming a drop of grease doesn't fix it). Unless you can find a hub with exactly the same dimensions then you'll need new spokes and I'd imagine the rim is nothing special anyway.

 

[Cubist]

It'll need new bearings and grease, not much else.

Do you have any cone spanners, and how confident are you that you can take on a new task? No to either of those questions, and as you are local I'm willing to help/show you how it's done.

Nothing wrong with Alex Rims.

Can you see a maker's name on the hub itself.... I suspect it'll be a Shimano?

 

[DCLane]

It'll need new bearings and grease, not much else.

Do you have any cone spanners, and how confident are you that you can take on a new task? No to either of those questions, and as you are local I'm willing to help/show you how it's done.

Nothing wrong with Alex Rims.

Can you see a maker's name on the hub itself.... I suspect it'll be a Shimano?

OK - thanks for the offer. I don't have the kit and am not overly confident. Over the past year I've learnt a number of jobs, but would appreciate some assistance with this one.

The rim is an Alex DA22 and the hub is J-Tec.

 

[DCLane]

Think I've fixed it ... looking closer at the cassette there was a piece of wire stuck in it - that was causing the catching & grinding.

Thanks to Cubist for his offer of help.

 

[Arjimlad]

The relief at not needing a new wheel, is tempered by disappointment at not having to embark on a new, interesting (and most importantly, greasy) cycle maintenance task, perhaps ? !

 

[ushills]

The relief at not needing a new wheel, is tempered by disappointment at not having to embark on a new, interesting (and most importantly, greasy) cycle maintenance task, perhaps ? !

Personally I'd get some hubs, a rim and spokes and build a new set using a good book to guide you. Consider it practice, it's a skill that will be useful for life.

 

[DCLane]

It's something I could do with learning. However, given my current workload it'll probably be a summer learning task.

The bike it's on is my winter hack Carrera Virtuoso. The wheels are already well below the wear indicator so it's also a job that should be done.

 

[ushills]

I can personally recommend for the book.

www.wheelpro.co.uk

 

[Theseus]

... or for free