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I watched all your video's and taken apart all my bikes.... now i realize i just like the videos... and i have a huge mess of parts in my tiny apartment.

Thanks to this video, while it wasn't directly what my problem was, it helped me solve it. My rear wheel was wobbling in the frame and I have a quick release. I thought the quick release was a bit slack so, I tightened it a little, no joy. I then proceeded to take apart my hub, which is where your clear and detailed instructions helped me. I realised my cone was a little loose and just needed to be moved along the axle a little. So, I took two spanners (wrenches), one for the cone, one for the locknut and loosened them. I moved the cone along the axle a little, tightened the locknut, put it back together and then back in the frame. I got a slight wobble but I realised I was on the right track and proceeded with the same steps. A little more along the axle and hey, not a single bit of wobble or play. Your video saved me a good £50 in a bike shop repair so, thank you very, very much for your exceptional tutorial.

It’s fun to watch the stroboscopic affect as he spins the freewheel at around 0:40. Some gears appear to rotate clockwise while others appear to rotate counterclockwise.

This video has been incredibly helpful for me to replace a completely broken axle. I've been learning so much from the other videos as well and it's so damn handy and satisfying to be able to fix at least on of my commuting vehicles :D

I will no longer try to fix wobble with an extra ball bearing. Great teaching and awesome contributions of knowledge and experience in comments. Definitely subscribing.

I know this was old but I know where that wobble is. It is about the uneven force exerted to the pawls by the spring. One is stronger than the other side so it tends to wobble. And this usually happens with thread types sprockets. I opened one and eventually eliminate wobbling. Just sharing :)

I always use a similar size closed wrench over the dust cap to tap it back in evenly. As for the wobble, it's the off-centered free wheel configuration, compared to the more balnaced free-hub/cassette combination. That usually wears out the hub shell unevenly. Always love watching your videos, RJ, in fact, you're my bike mentor. Thanks

I enjoyed watching this video I've my grandsons rear wheel to sort out as he has wobble side to side, it's been a good 30 plus years since I've done this so very nice to watch and refresh my mind again many thanks

When I look up bike videos/instructionals I always make sure to look for yours first, thank you for being the best out there

man, i wish you'd live in my neighbourhood! great videos!

I love all your videos ! Really great shots of the jobs you do ! Great stuff

Exactly my problem on an ancient Huffy. Thanks! Also your video on cassette vs. freewheel was the best on the topic.

Awesome video. I have found that the wobble seems to be related to the hub threading. Doesn't seem to affect the shifting much. It is annoying though when you think of the money you spend on a bike only to get something like that.

No one explained the way you did! I was tiered and frustrated to get wobble out of rear wheel- your video made it happened in 20 mins ! thanks

Thank you for the video. I couldn't setup the cone, spacer and the nut lock properly for 3 days until I came across your video. Really appreciate all the details.

Yes!! I've been searching for video of how to fix my wobbling bike!! Thank you!!

Hey RJ your video tutorials are the best! the explanation, the camera angles and the tips helped me a lot on trouble shooting my own bike thanks a lot!

I'm really enjoying watch your videos, I was inspired to go out and get a couple of damaged old Raleigh's. I'm in the process of cleaning them up and getting some new parts for them.

While you didn't fix the problem it is always good to see how something is took apart and put back together. As this is something that is what seems like it would happen in reality and not just one of the videos where the issues would be totally fixed or a brand new wheel like a polished videos as I think 90 percent of people don't have to bikes that's are over a grand , nice vid mate

Great videos as always. Thank you for the uploads.

The freewheel hub mount treads are not centered properly this is very common on cheaper freewheel mount type hub wheels. Good video. I have some wheels with barely any wobble, but some wheels that wobble the same freewheel it is due to cheaply made wheel hubs.

Excellent video narration with great editing to give the important points without wasted time. Primo. You've given me the confidence to get rid of my wobble, saving me money at the bike shop and time without my bike. Thank you for this. 🙂

Great Job Mr. Ur videos are invaluable support for me ! Ur showing all step by step and explaining everything. This channel is awesome. Recently I bought very old race bike and this channel is ultra helpful to maintenance this bike in shape. Keep doing this pls :) Greetings from Poland.

Thanks for you videos,believe me they are a great help,and I have learn a lot about working on bikes,I really needed this video.I got a loose hub,that wobbles.I will fix it.Thanks again.I try and watch all your videos.I have really learned alot.

Thank you for the video. My kids are old enough to ride their bikes now and I wanted to impress them by fixing the wobble.

This is so satisfying to watch!

So glad i found your channel, I plan on repairing an older ish schwinn my family has had for years. and the back tire/free wheel wobbles, so I'm going to buy the tools I need to take the free wheel off and see if I have the same problem. thanks for uploading such a detailed video that's very straight forward and to the point,

your a class act!, another great video for a true expert with an exceptional presentation style

RJ, your videos are still internet gold for those who can search/read, act AND then repeat if necessary. Sheldon Brown's static web pages got me started on basic Bike DIY & simplification some years pre-YT; I still now trawl through your video archives again based upon 'old quality' bike parts I pick up and want to service & re-use.

Good observation seeing the extra bearings great video thumbs up again

Great video! Thank you. Not everyone can make good videos. Like the guy said below about his apt full of bike parts. Great camera work and voice/sound.

Wow - awesome job! Step-by-step process! Thank you for the explanation!

RJ great video. Thank you.

Perfect video Been looking for that. Thank you

Thank you. Your video helped me repair my rear wheel.

Nice info and great video....

You are an amazing instructor!

Hey, RJ, thanks for the great video. I had the same wheel with the same problem (except, proper amount of bearings) that wobble is caused by slightly bent axle on the drive side (under the freewheel). Found that with help of a lot of eyeballing and measurements. When I replaced the axle and the freewheel that was not originaly there, wobble was gone completely. Also, this will cause faster freewheel failure in a long run.

*You are the best RJ the bike man*

Thank you for this wonderful video. I just getting started working on bicycles.

Your videos are outstanding! Thank you!

I don't know if this did solve my problem but when i went back to my bike and decided to tighten The Other side first it made the wobble go away :o so thanks for the inspiration!

Good catch!

Thank you so much!! On it now. I have subscribed as you make SO much sense!!

Very helpful!! Thanks

Whether bicycle or boat trailer etc.., I tap dust caps in with a piece of equal or near equal diameter thick walled PVC pipe, so that the cap doesn't tilt and pressure is equal for each tap all the way around.

Great video God Bless

An inexpensively manufactured and poorly machined wheel at the outset I'd venture. The tendency to crowd the bearing number is quite common and probably is what exacerbated the poor wheel concentricity and parallelism to begin with. Your efforts did mitigate the wobble considerably, but the damage was already done by your predecessors overzealous and misguided attempt at over-bearing the race. Great video, as always and your camera work is impeccable. Good job. Big Fan Mike Kirwan (Kenmore, WA)

Great videos bro.

It must have been in the axle. My bike is doing the wobble and after removing the axle I saw it has worn threads as if it was striped. This might have been causing the nuts to come loose. I am attempting to replace the axle and barring's with new parts. Trying to remove the LOCK RING on my freewheel is proving most difficult. ( the whole bloody thing is stuck) anyway, Once I have completed my repairs I will share the highlights of my efforts to the problems of WHEELWOBBLE. Thanks for a great informative video.

Very useful video

You helped me so much!!

still helpful .. Thank you !

Very good video. Thanks for sharing. One tip: you can use a piece of wood over the dust cap before hammering.

In Bikes I have fixed the cheaper the hub, the more wobble there is in the freewheel. I assume it has something to do with the level of attention to detail when manufacturing it.

Wel Bike Guy,yhe wobling is made for making the transport between the shifting easier ! This is made especialy from the fabricator,this is no mallfunction ! John

New subs here shoutout from philippines :) your channel is a big help keep going mate

Been there .. Measuring both sides before proceeding is essential.

most of the time i have found it to be a slightly bent axle. but all the cheapn wheels seem to have some form of wobble

Definitely interesting! As so many have said... you’re great! Videos are excellent to watch, great simple explanations, great camera angles and lighting, voice is clear with no marbles (or bearings) in the mouth!, and you clearly have great understanding, experience, and care for the subject at hand. Great confidence in your approach that inspires others to not be afraid! Now... all that being said... what tools should I start with to service my ‘88 Schwinn tempo? I’m thinking about the bottom bracket first... the bike doesn’t really show any problems but I’m the original owner and I can’t tell you the last time it was really serviced... it has the Shimano 105 cranks and 105 everything else too lol... thank you for any advice!

Thank you!

My bike does the exact same thing and I’m glad I can tell now that it’s probably gonna be a bearing issue. Or even a thread issue. Unfortunately I don’t have any of the tools to do it myself at home. Back to my local bike shop

The extra 5mm of free axle length on the drive side is to allow for the thickness of the claw type of rear derailer. For a frame with a hanger, of course, the free axle lengths would be the same.

Thanks for the info. The voice in my head kept saying turn the hammer around and tap with the handle.

Mine's got the same problem thanks for sharing!!!

I was just regreasing my hubs today. On my front wheel one side had 9 bearings and the other side had 10. I got the hub cleaned nice and greased, I put 9 bearings in one side then decided to go out on my porch and put the rest of the bearings in outside, i then proceeded to knock over the cup that had the ball bearings in it and lost 3. I checked Home depot and they had the right size 3/16 but they were charging $1.25 for one ball bearing. I then called Wheel and Sprocket and the service guy told me to head over and he would just give me some ball bearings. I successfully got the bearings reinstalled and put 10 on each side, my wheels feel so much more smoother now considering I've had the bike for about 3yrs and ride it year round including in the snow and slush during winter. (Also I wish i had known that the dust cover was removable, lol, i had to clean the race out with a bunch of q-tips. Well now i know.)

thank you :) you helped me :)

at the end of your video, it still wobbles but thank you for your sharing.

You just seem dope so ima sub.

Very helpful ty

Socket for cog removal? Good video 👍🏽

Profi Mester. 🚲🚲🚲🚲

Wow thanks so much your video but not easy for me ^^

that's video JR!

It's bad machining of the wheel hub that is the cause of the wobble. The freewheel is normally machined true, but the wheel hub sometimes on cheaper makes, has not been placed in the lathe machine correctly.

watching carefully and thanks

0:05 vs 10:53 so much smooth!

this video was helpful, thank you, I have the same problem with my back wheel, and my front wheel is also messed up, would there be a way I can send you a video to show you what's wrong?

The wobble is from the threads on the hub. It's not machined perfectly straight thus the freewheel screws on a bit crooked.

On a quick release rear axle how much space would you recommend to leave on the drive side lock nut ?

If you don't have a 15 slim wrench in your tools bag, you're in hell

wow. I'm learning a lot. my Wal-Mart mountain bike needs a rear fix due to wobble. I have no tools and want to get them. what is the best place to get tools that are not expensive? thanks

@RJ The Bike Guy what is the prt name of the center of the sprocket called

Hey I have a problem of wobbling rear wheel it's just that when i took out the quick release axle i saw it was getting worn on one part, like the paint is getting worn so something is bent. The axles are a few months old and I put new bearings as well. Now when i started turning the axle it was barely moving and crunching a bit. And after some turning in counter clockwise it got loose and its wobbling now. And when I was putting the new axles a few months back it was getting stuck on a specific part. So is it possible that something is bent in the hub

The rear wheel/hub ends up wobbly on all of the 20+ bikes I've had but nothing ever fixes it permanently except buying an expensive (£200+) rear wheelchair

Mr. RJ, our bike has a wobbly back wheel (definitely the hub/axle) and also the plastic disk is broken. I'd like to also change the plastic disk when I fix the axle/bearings or whatever else is causing the wobble. What is the clear plastic disk called? Also, are they universal?

Hey RJ, they didn't try, they did! If I didn't see it I wouldn't have believed it! :)

شكرا جزيلا🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

what do you call that big ring hat sits between the freewheel and the spokes?

Very good instructional video to overhaul a hub sometimes when the wheel is wibbly wobbly sometimes the mechanics they will reuse the old ball bearings but the smart thing to do when you overhaul any kind of Hub or bottom bracket or headset always replace with new ball bearings never reused the old ball bearings even if the old ball bearings were nice and shiny and clean if you were to look at the old ball bearings under a microscope you will see that the ball bearings are no longer perfectly round due to the pressure points making contact with metal to metal ball bearings take on the shape of an egg just saying.

I have this exact problem. I’ll see if I can fix it

Bikemanforu explains that the freewheel wobble may be built into the hub of the wheel by a threading that is misaligned to the wheel's axis.

Can i suggest a thor nylon soft faced hammer when hammering dust caps or anything similar it would do less damage.

To add, the wobbling cannot be removed due to the sprocket being thread type. wobbling isn't visible in cassette type ones.

What grease should I use for all bearing? Like pedals and hubs. What grease you use?

Hello RJ, I have a wobbling rear hub but its weird. When on bench the cassette and brake disc wobble a lot. More than 1mm both. And the pads rub on the disc offcourse as the disc goes from side to side. But when driving (weight loaded) the pads do not rub at all, and dics and pads seem nicely aligned. And shifting works at least adequately. Any ideas what going on? Can something be broken? Fortunately I have a used replacement rearwheel, I think I am gonna use that.

Ive been looking for a solution for my bike, there seems to be a wobbly back tire and i never noticed it until one of my friends had mentioned it to me, so this video might come in super handy, i have all the tools at my place to fix this problem, so im going to attempt it at home before taking it into any professional.

Hey thanks for the tutorial, but if I don't get it repaired and leave it as it is, then what can/will happen to the bike or the rear wheel hub?

I have the same wobble in a vintage bike after repairing other damage to the drive side- bent axle, crunched derailleur- looks like the cup on that side is not in straight. Haven't been able to straighten it out yet.