Total dismantle of bike?

[gbb]

Not from what I've seen having done a strip down clean, mud & grime between surfaces that can only be got at by disassembly such as on spindle of the hub or BB.


See this just seems like standard practice to me.

Oh galwd, you'd be surprised at the amount of people that just blunder in and then think...eeeek . (not just cycling related...anything)
Its always worth impressing on someone whos not knowledgeable (whatever it is)...take it easy, one step at a time.

 

[GrasB]

Oh galwd, you'd be surprised at the amount of people that just blunder in and then think...eeeek . (not just cycling related...anything)
Its always worth impressing on someone whos not knowledgeable (whatever it is)...take it easy, one step at a time.

I'm obviously a systematic

 

[bicyclos]

Can't beat being hands on, just takes time and practice......
Read up and study how to dismandle and re-assemble items before going the full hog. Make sure you have the right tools for the job at hand. There is nothing worse than half way through a strip down to find you need a special splined tool or puller of some sort to remove a certain part. Get familiar doing light jobs like adjusting brakes, remove and replace both wheels and fine tune gears.... The only way to find anything out is give it a go.

 

[VamP]

TBH you learn more from the Doh! moments, but as said it is great fun and good learning. I would never discourage anyone from dismantling and rebuilding...

 

[Alembicbassman]

Resumed cycling in 2008 after a few years off, before then I had only replaced a brake cable and fixed the odd puncture. I have done 4 strip and builds now (2 of them complete frame strips inc BB removal and re-fit). I used a website called bicycletutor.com when it was free, you have to pay for it now. Had to buy about £50 worth of tools, see if you can get the Lidl bike tool kit when it next comes round, cheaper than buying separately. Start off with wheel bearings, cables, brakes and move on to headsets, BBs and stuff.

 

[2Loose]

Definitely the most thorough way to clean a bike and getting it all back together again gives you faith in solving any unknown 'noises' in the future

 

[PpPete]

Dismantling and rebuilding a wheel is probably OTT to find an unknown noise, but that's what I did today (didnt have time for a whole bike). It sounded like a loose spoke to me, and it gave me chance to give both rim and hub a thorough clean.

 

[Night Train]

Although I would strip a hub gear to its component parts, just for fun and curiosity, I wouldn't recommend it unless you really know what you are doing.

Also there really isn't any need to strip a chain to this level for cleaning!

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

Sealed bearings blah blah....don't know yer born! With old cup & cone everywhere, if you were posh your "sealed" bottom bracket had a bit of rubber to "seal" it.
Getting the drive side cup out to clean it was always a swine

Sometimes the old days weren't the "good" old days!

And a "Headset Press" was just a fancy word for a block of wood and a hammer big enough to spread the load to push the cup in evenly(ish)

 

[Alembicbassman]

One of the specs on my Dahon folder is a 5 piece bottom bracket (2 cups 2 ball races and a spindle) - it's a 2010 £400 bike and has a cup and cone BB WTF ! I must admit there is a bit of wierd satisfaction with greasing your own cups and cones.

 

[Sheffield_Tiger]

One of the specs on my Dahon folder is a 5 piece bottom bracket (2 cups 2 ball races and a spindle) - it's a 2010 £400 bike and has a cup and cone BB WTF ! I must admit there is a bit of wierd satisfaction with greasing your own cups and cones.

Ball races? Nasty horrible things dropping bits of metal off in your B/B, sitting the individual bearings in grease is the only way to go

Until you realise that you put one too many bearings in..

 

[ianrauk]

Stripping down my bikes (ILB's bike was also a good testing ground ) for a good old clean is how I learnt how the damn things worked.
I did have the 'oh dear where does this bit go' thing a couple of times. But one learns easy enough.

I also did enjoy taking apart Arallsopps bent for a thorough good clean, that was interesting.

The satisfaction of taking a bike apart, cleaning and servicing, putting back together and the first ride after is a great feeling.

 

[arallsopp]

I did have the 'oh dear where does this bit go' thing a couple of times. But one learns easy enough.

And right there is the reason that I love having a digital camera. When in doubt, document everything from every possible angle. Then play the gallery backwards to see where it all went. This is my only defence against the whole 'washer, nut, metal, washer, ring, frame, washer, idler, washer, washer, o-ring, bolt' fiasco which seems to erupt whenever I take anything apart.

 

[MontyVeda]

just lay stuff out in order as you dismantle it... putting it back together is just a case of working back the other way.

 

[arallsopp]

just lay stuff out in order as you dismantle it... putting it back together is just a case of working back the other way before the kids get anywhere near.

FTFY