Rear hub making nasty noises

[dodge dude94]

Hey, I've got the same wheel, and discovered a damaged ball race too. Does anyone know where to get parts for this worksman wheel hub online?

-Fred

I went to the bike shop, gave it to the guy, and he found one that worked and I replaced it. Works pretty well now.

 

[crmachineman]

Was your axle bent?
Mine has bent two times already! I'm totally sick of this rear wheel maintenance. I'm going to order some 4340 alloy bar stock and make a short production run of this axle. Maybe it will solve this problem. I figure, if I'm having this problem, other people should also be having it too.

-Fred

 

[bluegoatwoods]

Am I using a walmart Huffy? **** yeah.
Do I give a rat's ass what you think? **** no.

Am I going to buy a new wheel? Nope. I'm going to make this work. Unlike everyone else, I have a habit of taking the hard road that no one else takes.

The funniest thing is that, until here just recently, all the problems I have had with my gas bike were related to the ENGINE. Not the bike itself. I've flipped this damn bike over a curb at 15 mph, I expected the fork and front wheel to be trash. Were they? Nope. I had everything fixed on the bike within 10 min.
Would I have liked to have bought a quality bike for this build? Well, yeah. That would have been nice. But why should I buy a bike for $300 to slap a $200 engine kit on it only to have something on the bike fail catastrophically and leave me broke? When you're 17, get paid sub-minimum wage and sometimes not at all, have a $200+ dollar per month insurance payment, and have to pay for your own gas, you really can't be throwing around a sh1tload of cash on a hobby such as this. Which is why I bought my Huffy (which was $100 mind you).

So, long story short, just as your mother should have taught you, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. I've done most of my research, I knew the problems associated with the walmart bikes (save for the unsuitable grease in the hubs) and I was willing to take that chance. And you know what? It's my bike. Not yours. So why should you care at all? I mean really. If I want to paint my bike a lime green with a gold leaf, I can, because it's mine. And that's all it is.

Thank you for your time.

*EDIT*
And why is a Biblical word edited? Seriously.

Right on, bro!

That was a pretty good tongue-lashing for a 17 yr old.

Just for the record, I've deserved to get slapped down like that a time or two. Not many times because I really am pretty nice in forums. But I forget myself every now and then.

But this will help remind me to watch my Ps and Qs.

 

[bigbutterbean]

Is it just me, or does anyone else see the scratches on the bearing races? If that is what I am seeing, the so-called "hard road" as you put it is going to land you on the pavement at 30mph. I am not criticizing you, I am just giving you some facts. those 3 bearings that got damaged, they scratched your bearing races. You put new bearings in, they will most certainly become damaged from the scratches that are already there, and then they will scratch the races more, eventually creating a divot somewhere. one of your bearings will get caught in that divot, locking your wheel, stopping your bike as you continue moving. This isnt conjecture or babble, its whats going to happen. I am only telling you this out of concern for your safety. You need a new wheel, and you need to service it regularly. Normally, every 500 miles is good advice, if you go downhill a lot, I would say every 300. I service my hub 3 or 4 times a year. I disassemble the internals, inspect the bearings and the races, fix any bearings that are starting to wiggle free, clean out the cooked grease and regrease thoroughly.I am also using a walmart bike, but I have a heavy duty rear wheel that I purchased before I got the bike. I also have a front drum brake which I recently acquired. Before that, I had a front cantilever brake. Having any type of front brake will take some of the stress off the coaster. But you are going to need a new wheel. If you dont believe it now, you will believe it when you hit the pavement.

 

[KCvale]

Is it just me, or does anyone else see the scratches on the bearing races?

I am also using a walmart bike, but I have a heavy duty rear wheel that I purchased before I got the bike.
If you dont believe it now, you will believe it when you hit the pavement.

And that is very point I have been trying to get across.

Hey dodge dude94 soldier on doing constant maintenance with frequent costly failures because you went cheap on the bike, or at least aftermarket better parts like the rear wheel.

I'm not picking a fight, just my advice, take it or leave it but no need to go on another teenage cussing spree here.

 

[dodge dude94]

Guys, I've got it handled. If there are more problems I can't deal with, I will replace the wheel.

Simple as that. However, I am not about to replace the wheel simply because a bearing got munched. Currently, it rides fine and unlike a lot of folks, I know when something is starting to go south, so I am not worried about hitting the pavement. But if I do? Oh well, that was MY decision. Not yours.

And to be honest, I do have a question, how would my rear wheel locking up put me on the pavement? Because I was having a problem for a while where my engine chain was locking my rear wheel, causing me NOT to be able to stop. So how would this be any different? If it is just going to do something similar to what the chain did, I am not worried, as I installed hand brakes for a reason.

 

[bigbutterbean]

I am not sure how a chain can lock up a wheel. I also not sure how a locked wheel can prevent a person from stopping. Hand brakes will also not make a difference if your wheel does lock up. When it happens, you wont know its going to happen. And when you are driving down the road at 30mph and your rear wheel suddenly stops moving, what do you think is going to happen?

 

[dodge dude94]

I am not sure how a chain can lock up a wheel. I also not sure how a locked wheel can prevent a person from stopping. Hand brakes will also not make a difference if your wheel does lock up. When it happens, you wont know its going to happen. And when you are driving down the road at 30mph and your rear wheel suddenly stops moving, what do you think is going to happen?

The ten tooth sprocket comes off the engine, that's how the chain locks the wheel. lol
How can a locked wheel prevent a person from stopping? Simple. A skid.

When you weigh all of 180lbs, the wheel will skid, it won't put me on the pavement. Unless, of course, it should happen on a turn.

 

[bigbutterbean]

ok if you say so. You have been sufficiently informed that that wheel is a safety hazard. if you choose not to heed the warnings, thats on you.