Vision Team 30 Bearings

[Richard A Thackeray]

As above

Specifically the front

it's developed a bit of play, to my mind,, I thought that if I slackened off the collars (2mm allen grubs), they would move in and take up said play
I thought that they'd slide, or may even be threaded to take it up

Nope, no movement at all, the collars simply turn
I've even tried tightening the Q/R, with the wheel back in the forks, thinking that the drop-outs may act as a press, to no avail

Wheels are less than a year old, & whilst it's not a dry-weather bike (being my commuter), they're not hammered/ill-treated



Any ideas, out there, please?

On-line, I can find free-hub replacement instructions, bearings for sale, reviews, but no bearing specific details


Thankyou in advance for any suggestions

 

[Benjifield]

Hi Richard,
How many miles has the bike done?
Is there any friction coming from the wheel when you spin it in your hands as it may just be a possibility that the bearings are worn and need replacing.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Hello

Probably not much more than 3,000 for that pair of wheels
No, the bearings themselves feel fine & smooth, with no discernible noise either

I decided to lever the end-caps off, with a knife, but the bearings themselves, on visual inspection appear okay, no damage to the seals either

 

[Benjifield]

3000 is quite alot on one pair of bearings especially the front ones as on the team 30 are only little.
when you spin the bearing although it feels smooth does it rotate quite quick?
After a while you tend to find that the ball bearings inside are very worn which can cause the axle to have play in. which will give you the side to side movement.
With shimano wheels its all a little different as you can adjust the collars when this happens to reduce the play but unfortuatly with the press bearings its a case of knock out and press the new ones in.

 

[Hacienda71]

Play would indicate bearing wear on a sealed bearing hub. The end caps are there to protect the bearings. They are not like a cup and cone bearing where you can tighten the bearing up. Whilst 3000 miles is not a massive mileage I have had bearings that needed replacing at that sort of mileage with the stock bearings supplied with a wheel set. Make sure your LBS or you replace them with good quality bearings and they should do better than 3000.

 

[accountantpete]

Remove the end caps and then gently tap the bearings out from the other side- you don't want to damage the hub shell in that area..

The bearings should have a code on the seal which will easily establish a replacement - otherwise you can measure the OD ID and depth and get a bearing that way.

Press the new bearings in using a press made up from a skewer - make sure you press in using the outer metal bit of the bearing

 

[spiderman2]

I have the Vision T30 which I bought from Evans ,they came with a user manual.My rear wheel had play after 4000 miles but was able to adjust this out following the instructions in the user manual.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Remove the end caps and then gently tap the bearings out from the other side- you don't want to damage the hub shell in that area..

The bearings should have a code on the seal which will easily establish a replacement - otherwise you can measure the OD ID and depth and get a bearing that way.

Press the new bearings in using a press made up from a skewer - make sure you press in using the outer metal bit of the bearing

Just a very much smaller process, to Land Rover hub bearings (can't wind them in with a QR skewer, though!!)

Mine came from Planet X (Worsborough shop), at quite a different price to Evans

 

[Red17]

Just had the same issue with my Vision team 30 front - can't have done more than 3,000 miles which is pretty poor IMO.

Got some new bearings on order to see if that improves it, or whether its the spindle that has worn