not specific help on the Phil bearing replacement, but the comment that some mysterious wheel noises are attributed to the joint of the rim. typically the rim is extruded in a long curlicue of metal. then it is cut into rims, an internal sleeve lines things up, and then the rim is pinned, or welded and machined back down. The sleeve itself in some processes is not secured to the rim internally by anything but friction, so with a tire on, and with spoke tension and then with a rider on the bike, it might be just enough to let that thing click around inside the rim. Before you replace bearings, have a look at that possibility. It would be frustrating to go through that effort and have it NOT fix the problem.
Maybe put a bright strip of tape connecting the two spokes that straddle the seam. If the click always clicks when that strip of tape is on the bottom, nearest the road, then that might be your issue. This is after checking the most common noise, although its a really quiet click, snugging up the presta valve nut. When I've had noisy rim joints, I've used a drift punch inside to dimple the rim to snug up that sleeve a little tighter. Another time I drilled a small hole inside the rim on either side of the seam and dripped a drop of expanding gorilla glue to keep that sleevy bit from rattling around. On Feb 23, 11:31 am, james <meine...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have some phil wood hubs on my sam hillborne and a while back the > front one got real noisy making some clinking and clanking. I thought > at first if i trued the wheel ever so slightly that would help, but > no, and i thought i would remove breaks and fenders just to make sure, > but the clinking and clanking went on. then it went away for a little > while, so i din't worry about it. then it came back. currently > (today and yesterday) its gone again... but i'm wondering, should i > buy some phil wood bearings and replace them? is this very > difficult? i looked through the walkthrough pdf they have on their > site and it looks easy. can it be done with the hub still laced up? > > any info appreciated! > > james -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
