i tighten the bearings put the rim on my bike.and a few miles the bearings are loose again.and yes the brake arm is tight to the frame,any suggestions
loose bearing on coaster
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no when i put it on it tight no movement,then i ride it and check it,it has play got me i had a old 60's shwinn fleet and it did fine with a coaster,im stumped maybe i got a bad rim?
Are you making sure the sprocket is threaded all the way in when you're tightening the bearings? Don't forget there are three bearings in a coaster, you need to adjust the brake arm side (which adjusts the main bearings) then the sprocket bearing cone that only really works when going from braking to pedaling.
i had a bendix hub that kept doing that. found out it wasn't the bearings at all. the spoke flange broke off the hub completely.
hopefully that's not your problem.
check for a stripped axle where the cones are, and check the threads on the cones, too.
hopefully that's not your problem.
check for a stripped axle where the cones are, and check the threads on the cones, too.
