In that rough time i needed to learn how to repair my BMX myself and thank to you Brant i was able to fully complete my fork , headset , rear wheel and brake installation !!!
@@Brant_Moore i think we may have crossed paths back in the day haha. i'm just now getting into riding and i'm having so much fun and learning a lot from your videos. cheers bro!
I remember someone with that name, not sure if it’s you or not. Either way it’s awesome to hear that you’re enjoying it so far. It only gets better from here!
The proper solution to this would be to dish the wheel to compensate. Basically tightening the spokes so the rim is offset to the necessary side and so the axle isn’t crooked in the dropouts when the wheel is centered.
If I tighten the non-drive side to the max, I cannot stop the wheel from going off-center in the opposite direction. Should that nut be tightened to the max or should I let it in the position where the wheel is centered?
I’m having a hard time getting my back brakes centered their side pole C brakes maybe this trick will help. Maybe my tire is not centered. Do you think?
Do you have a video that shows how far can you place the axle in the dropout?? sometimes to tight the chain the cassete axle stays kind of out of the drop out... let me know bro
I don’t specifically have a video on it but your axle should not hang off the drop out at all. The axle nut should be fully on a drop out all the way around
You should be able to tinker with loosening one side and moving it then tightening it and moving the other side. That should help with getting it right where you want it!
My frame is bent so it rubs on the top right and bottom left, its a pain getting it lined up just right to not rub... need some way to tweak it back... or get smaller tires
If a front wheel isnt centered when the axle or both axle bolts are touching the very inside of the dropout, you either have bent forks, a bent axle, or an off dish front wheel. Generally it should sit centered on its own. Best way to make sure is to have the bike upside down while putting on the wheel.
When I was a kid I made a wedge out of a small block of wood so I could slide it between the tire and the chain/seat stays... Had 1mm marks so you knew that it was even, then I used this trick, then I used chain tensioners so I could finely tune the back wheel and I loved them. Then I broke them... Now I'm just lazy and I use this trick again. LoL
Thanks Brant, i just got one problem.... when im aligning and tightening the backwheel... the tighter i go the more the. Wheel wont spin freely or not at all - if i loosen up then it moves and the chain obviously falls off everytime- this is a bit frustrating lol, Any idea what i could be doing wrong? Do i need the jam nuts? Howmany nuts do i need? Should the wheel spin freely on the axel when im holding it in my hands? The bearings are nice and clean..and greased up.. but still im having this wont spin issue... your help would be great - thank you
Hi what’s that tool called that extends into the peg, do you have a link I could order from on amazon? I don’t know what size to get it for my back tire either
I take thw handle of a screw driver and jam it between the tire tred and frame then i put pliar handles on the sides of the tire and it works every time
As I said to someone else, installing chain tugs will solve it. They're designed for exactly this and help with centring the wheels. But new track nuts might help too.
After putting on a new chain there was a clunking sound every so many turns whilst riding. I've checked the sprocket and cranks and centered the back wheel. The chain was under tension then after a couple of passes slipped and was loose, the sound was back. Any ideas?
How far back can the rear axle go in the dropout? Mine now sits at the tip of the dropout. So the outside of the axle is at the outside of the dropout. Is that safe and strong enough?
@@Brant_Moore Thank you very much for your quick response. What is then a good option to get the chain tensioned? Because I had one link more on the chain, but I could not make the fit.
My wheel tends to get out of center again after doing some tricks or streeting, causing my wheels to rub against my brake. Should I fasten the wheel like really hard or something?
I just centered the wheel but keep hitting the brakes, not on the brake arms but where the side spring on specifically the left hand non drive side. It's the new 2022 kink switch. I don't think there is a way to adjust the brakes because it hits the side of the brake, not the arms. I could try moving it back but the chain is short as it is. Not sure what to do except rip the brakes out and just use it brakeless, and don't want to spend the money on taking it to a shop as I allready paid 600 dollars for it.
My rear wheel is way closer to my non drive side and it doesn't move as easy as your wheel when I pull it. Am I doing something wrong? Also my wheel won't really pull back but the chain already looks kind of tight. I think that it's already at the back of my dropouts or something. Am I doing something wrong? I'm not sure why the wheel won't move, I guess I'm supposed to loosen something first?
@Brant_Moore in the video, did you loosen anything before pulling the wheel or it naturally moved that easily? Sorry, I'm not too good with this stuff obviously
The wheel shouldn’t move at all when it’s tight. Both axle buts should be loosened before doing anything shown in the video. It’s all good man we all have to start somewhere. Hope I can help out enough to earn your subscription
@Brant_Moore yeah, thanks man. I just use this ratchet to loosen it and now my bike moves with ease. I'll attempt fixing it now, it was against the frame before
@Brant_Moore hey so one last question. I realized that tightening one side pushes it the other way so to keep it center, is it ok to keep one looser than the other? Neither are necessarily loose, they both seem pretty solid now but overtime, is there a chance that the nut can fall out or something while riding? Is it important that both are completely tightened?
@Brant_Moore yeah , the right side has a screw inside the peg, that is screwable, on the left i can t do nothing besides rotating the peg which actually moves my wheel up and down,
could also be a missing spacer if you tinkered with it. could also just be the hub's slow demise, had a macniel cassette hub do this after awhile. broke multiple cone nuts. replaced them. rebuilt it once. replaced the spacer behind the driver, it was just toast. it kept dying mad fast. never figured out what was up with it. never replaced the axle. if it starts ghost pedaling(like it wants to act like a fixie or the pedals move when the wheel is spinning forwards as if you were pedaling) then its probably the hub slowly dying. try loosening the cone nut on the drive side a lil. if you have a replacement try that if loosening it a tad doesnt work. check and make sure any internal spacers for the driver arent missing or placed in the wrong direction. get some triflow and run it through the hub and then add a touch of light grease. if you can pop the bearings out and make sure those are still smooth. potentially pop the seals off clean them and relube them. that fixed my buddies odyssey v3 cassette hub when it started spinning mad slow. he just cleaned out the shell bearings and it started running much smoother again(he rides alot of dirt jumps and trails) chain tension can also cause some issues like that. not common but can happen. make sure your chain isnt stupid tight.
Sometimes knowing how to do it and doing it are two very different things... I can get a beach bikes chain straight all day long but then a mountain bike climbs all over me like a mountain goat at the fair.
Hey man, I made this video and I still have trouble every single time I have to center my back wheel. haha Its just a pain no matter what! Thanks for watching!
Front wheel should be centered when it is all the way seated in the drop outs. If it’s not, your wheel is off dish and you need to have someone true it
Sounds like it could be a pedal bearing or a bottom bracket bearing. Or even something with the chain going onto the sprocket. Might be best to take it to your local bike shop and have them take a look.
Not bad. But honestly, NOBODY has ever done one of these and addressed the real problem. Especially frustrated must be the kids that still have frames made of hi-ten. The dropouts get squished, or indented, making the wheel always want to go into that groove. I dont have a solution, but thats the problem. Harry Main probably did the worst one ever, going on and on how easy it is, when he has a new frame every 5 minutes. Hi-ten frames also can get a slightly warped rear too, that one may not notice.
People need to see where your putting your hands man. Nice to start the Video angle but you need to have the camera on the side. This Video is pointless
ummm no u don't want to add stress on your bearings by doing this. also your driver and chain will wear out in "unnatural" way since they are angled instead of being paralell with one another and don't even mention angled wheel rotation in relation to your bike as a whole. if the wheel doesn't stay centered after u tighten the nut on your "chain side" than it has to be laced in the right way. re-do the spokes so the wheel sits centered IN YOUR FRAME not the truing stand since it may vary. I see alot of dudes doing this tho...poor kids. making all kinds of rumors about bad hubs or wheels and whatnot.
but this way must be bending and putting pressures on the frame unevenly, hence why you should try to tighten both sides at the same time, yes its all very difficult ive been doing it for a long time. often you have to keep undoing the nuts and adjusting the hub bearing nuts too, its often infuriating. takes a lot of skill.
i was trying to align my tire for a good 15 minutes then i decided to look it up, thanks man🔥
Me too
@CYRUS DAWSON lol
short and sweet. took me a long time to figure out I could adjust the chain tension using the other side like this.
Happy to help!
Hope it was enough for you to subscribe!
In that rough time i needed to learn how to repair my BMX myself and thank to you Brant i was able to fully complete my fork , headset , rear wheel and brake installation !!!
Now I can just enjoy it I guess :D @Brant_Moore
Awesome man I’m really glad I could help you!!!! Hope it was enough to earn your subscription!
@@Brant_Moore Yess !! I am already subscribed :D Thank you
Hey thank you!!!
Bro is a life saver still in 2024!! Keep the videos coming
Stoked to hear it helped! I’m still doin my best
@@Brant_Moore keep the videos coming your saving BMX!!
What if your wheel is still not perfectly center? Can you ride it without messing up your wheel? The struggle is real!
I noticed my new bike did not have the rear wheel centred in the frame. This video was helpful. Going to give this a try.
Saved me a ton of frustration. This vid helped me get it right 1st try. Thank you sir!
Stoked to hear that it helped you!
i was getting so mad when i couldn't align my wheel correctly but then i watched your tutorial and did it in 5 minutes😂🔥
I have a Derailleur bike and your video helped me center my axle in my frame. Thank you it was a tremendous help.
this is the only video i've seen with this tip. thanks so much from someone who grew up in the wooster area 👍
Heck yea! Happy to help, and I feel like your name sounds so familiar
@@Brant_Moore i think we may have crossed paths back in the day haha. i'm just now getting into riding and i'm having so much fun and learning a lot from your videos. cheers bro!
I remember someone with that name, not sure if it’s you or not. Either way it’s awesome to hear that you’re enjoying it so far. It only gets better from here!
You saved Christmas for my son. What a hero.
Im so happy to help!! And thank you for that!!!!!
Glad to hear that things turned out okay!
Thanks
Thank you so much!!!!
I do it the same way except I tighten the non drive side first because I feel like it gives me more control over the chain tension
It took me 3 days to fix as soon as I see this video it’s fixed thanks so much
Happy to hear it helped!!
That seems pretty simple. I will try this when I get home. Thanks for the video.
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Really glad to hear that I could help!
What about if your running a hubguard, it throws the alignment of the driver and sprocket off
The proper solution to this would be to dish the wheel to compensate. Basically tightening the spokes so the rim is offset to the necessary side and so the axle isn’t crooked in the dropouts when the wheel is centered.
If I tighten the non-drive side to the max, I cannot stop the wheel from going off-center in the opposite direction.
Should that nut be tightened to the max or should I let it in the position where the wheel is centered?
I’m having a hard time getting my back brakes centered their side pole C brakes maybe this trick will help. Maybe my tire is not centered. Do you think?
thank you! Worked great on my Beach Cruiser.
Perfect! Glad to hear it!
Do you have a video that shows how far can you place the axle in the dropout?? sometimes to tight the chain the cassete axle stays kind of out of the drop out... let me know bro
I don’t specifically have a video on it but your axle should not hang off the drop out at all. The axle nut should be fully on a drop out all the way around
thanks dude got a new setup and my wheel seems crooked and everyone says no but i ride it and know lol so thanks for someone taking the time
Thank you it works but there’s one problem my chain is not as tight as I wanted but it’s still pretty tight just like a loose tight
You should be able to tinker with loosening one side and moving it then tightening it and moving the other side.
That should help with getting it right where you want it!
@Brant_Moore thanks ima try that
No problem man!
Thanks for watching the video!
Hope it helped enough to subscribe!
My frame is bent so it rubs on the top right and bottom left, its a pain getting it lined up just right to not rub... need some way to tweak it back... or get smaller tires
My guy , Got it going on, i fixed my problem in 2 mins ❤😂
What about the front wheel? Any tips
If a front wheel isnt centered when the axle or both axle bolts are touching the very inside of the dropout, you either have bent forks, a bent axle, or an off dish front wheel.
Generally it should sit centered on its own. Best way to make sure is to have the bike upside down while putting on the wheel.
When I was a kid I made a wedge out of a small block of wood so I could slide it between the tire and the chain/seat stays... Had 1mm marks so you knew that it was even, then I used this trick, then I used chain tensioners so I could finely tune the back wheel and I loved them. Then I broke them... Now I'm just lazy and I use this trick again. LoL
Yo this helped alot. My breaks don't rub the wheel anymore!
That’s what I’m here for! Happy to help!
Thanks Brant, i just got one problem.... when im aligning and tightening the backwheel... the tighter i go the more the. Wheel wont spin freely or not at all - if i loosen up then it moves and the chain obviously falls off everytime- this is a bit frustrating lol, Any idea what i could be doing wrong? Do i need the jam nuts? Howmany nuts do i need? Should the wheel spin freely on the axel when im holding it in my hands? The bearings are nice and clean..and greased up.. but still im having this wont spin issue... your help would be great - thank you
What kind of hub is it?
Same problem I'm having! Its kicking my ass. I'm 40 years old I can fix cars an do house stuff. But this bike wheel is so fustrating!
Hi what’s that tool called that extends into the peg, do you have a link I could order from on amazon? I don’t know what size to get it for my back tire either
The Park Tool MQ-1 should have everything you need!
It's called an "extension"
I take thw handle of a screw driver and jam it between the tire tred and frame then i put pliar handles on the sides of the tire and it works every time
my wheel is straight from when i look at it from the chainstay, but when i look at it from the seat stay, the wheel is totally off, what should i do?
Thank you! Great video
Thank you for being here to watch it!!
Dude thank you very helpful
Hey always happy to help! Thank you for being here and watching!
Hey i did that but when i start to grind my back wheel just move and i have to do it again, what should i do?
Tighten it tighter or add a washer between axle bolt/nut and frame. Not much else you can do
@@Brant_Moore ok thx!
As I said to someone else, installing chain tugs will solve it. They're designed for exactly this and help with centring the wheels. But new track nuts might help too.
What the name of the tool you used?
After putting on a new chain there was a clunking sound every so many turns whilst riding. I've checked the sprocket and cranks and centered the back wheel. The chain was under tension then after a couple of passes slipped and was loose, the sound was back. Any ideas?
Maybe check your driver too. Sounds strange
@@Brant_Moore thanks shall do
Have a look at installing chain tugs. It's the only thing that resolved the same problem for me. Only cost about £10.
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong bit the chain keeps coming loose on my kids bike.
How far back can the rear axle go in the dropout?
Mine now sits at the tip of the dropout. So the outside of the axle is at the outside of the dropout.
Is that safe and strong enough?
Some people trust that but I wouldn’t
@@Brant_Moore Thank you very much for your quick response. What is then a good option to get the chain tensioned? Because I had one link more on the chain, but I could not make the fit.
Depends on what chain you have. A half link usually will help
My wheel tends to get out of center again after doing some tricks or streeting, causing my wheels to rub against my brake. Should I fasten the wheel like really hard or something?
Do you have knurling of the washer facing towards the frame?
Great! Keep it up!
A late reply, but thank you!
Hope you're still here!
I just centered the wheel but keep hitting the brakes, not on the brake arms but where the side spring on specifically the left hand non drive side. It's the new 2022 kink switch. I don't think there is a way to adjust the brakes because it hits the side of the brake, not the arms. I could try moving it back but the chain is short as it is. Not sure what to do except rip the brakes out and just use it brakeless, and don't want to spend the money on taking it to a shop as I allready paid 600 dollars for it.
You could get a smaller tire
This method helps bending my dropout forks bak to factory precision? Or good enuff?
I would never recommend bending dropouts back and then riding
@@Brant_Moore
My dyno iz flat oval i meant tha rear fork plates where tha axel n lugz go
My rear wheel is way closer to my non drive side and it doesn't move as easy as your wheel when I pull it. Am I doing something wrong? Also my wheel won't really pull back but the chain already looks kind of tight. I think that it's already at the back of my dropouts or something. Am I doing something wrong? I'm not sure why the wheel won't move, I guess I'm supposed to loosen something first?
Its hard to say through words and no visuals but if you’re trying to move it with it tight it definitely can’t move
@Brant_Moore in the video, did you loosen anything before pulling the wheel or it naturally moved that easily? Sorry, I'm not too good with this stuff obviously
The wheel shouldn’t move at all when it’s tight. Both axle buts should be loosened before doing anything shown in the video.
It’s all good man we all have to start somewhere. Hope I can help out enough to earn your subscription
@Brant_Moore yeah, thanks man. I just use this ratchet to loosen it and now my bike moves with ease. I'll attempt fixing it now, it was against the frame before
@Brant_Moore hey so one last question. I realized that tightening one side pushes it the other way so to keep it center, is it ok to keep one looser than the other? Neither are necessarily loose, they both seem pretty solid now but overtime, is there a chance that the nut can fall out or something while riding? Is it important that both are completely tightened?
I have a problem with the left peg it i cannot screw it making hard to center it, any tips?
Do you have a washer on the inside between in axle nut and peg?
@Brant_Moore yeah , the right side has a screw inside the peg, that is screwable, on the left i can t do nothing besides rotating the peg which actually moves my wheel up and down,
What about a washer?
Thank you
Always happy to help!
If you see this. What if we have disc brakes and need to keep it straight while keeping it in between the brakes?
Useful info..thanks
My front wheel is not in the center so what can I do ??
If you loosen it up and make sure that it is all the way seated and it is still not centered, I would visit the local bike shop
Why when I tighten my back tire i spin it and it spins for 1 seconds then stops.
It sounds like the hub hardware is too tight on the hub
could also be a missing spacer if you tinkered with it.
could also just be the hub's slow demise, had a macniel cassette hub do this after awhile. broke multiple cone nuts. replaced them. rebuilt it once. replaced the spacer behind the driver, it was just toast. it kept dying mad fast. never figured out what was up with it. never replaced the axle.
if it starts ghost pedaling(like it wants to act like a fixie or the pedals move when the wheel is spinning forwards as if you were pedaling) then its probably the hub slowly dying. try loosening the cone nut on the drive side a lil. if you have a replacement try that if loosening it a tad doesnt work.
check and make sure any internal spacers for the driver arent missing or placed in the wrong direction. get some triflow and run it through the hub and then add a touch of light grease.
if you can pop the bearings out and make sure those are still smooth. potentially pop the seals off clean them and relube them. that fixed my buddies odyssey v3 cassette hub when it started spinning mad slow. he just cleaned out the shell bearings and it started running much smoother again(he rides alot of dirt jumps and trails)
chain tension can also cause some issues like that. not common but can happen. make sure your chain isnt stupid tight.
Does it do any damage if its not straigt
Not unless its extremely off and rubbing something
Thank you. This helped.
Big Thank you ❤️
Happy to help and glad to hear it did!!
I love you man
Thank you a lot!
Hey thank you for watching and being here!
omg thank u sm 💙💪 that was really easy
Always happy to help!! Hope youll stick around on the channel!
I just build a new bike and it comes with a chain tensioner which is pretty cool.I throw the plastics and forgot the chain tensioner in there😂
I think mine causes it off-center because of my short chain pulling it and I cannot push the wheel backward
Where can I get that tool of yours?
I recommend the Park Tool MQ-1 now. Its what I've been using for almost a year and it has been fantastic!
@Brant_Moore what tool are you using in this video tho that’s what I need!
Its 4 years old but it helped thank you alot
Always happy to help!!
Cheers for the vid 👍👍
Hope it helped!! Thanks for watching
Yeah man, it helped heaps and got it first time following your vid..
Awesome! Thanks for watching!
Love it - liked and subbed
What’s drive side?
The side your chain is on
I like the cover of the video
Mine won’t stay tight at all
Sometimes knowing how to do it and doing it are two very different things... I can get a beach bikes chain straight all day long but then a mountain bike climbs all over me like a mountain goat at the fair.
This video was helpful though compared to all the others of people with 400 dollar mountain bikes that don't even have bolts.
Hey man, I made this video and I still have trouble every single time I have to center my back wheel. haha
Its just a pain no matter what!
Thanks for watching!
It doesn't work my wheel is fully tighten and is still on the left side someone help please!!!
You have to work at it and tinker until it’s right
i have back pain i don't search for bicycle but this is interesting
What about front wheel?
Front wheel should be centered when it is all the way seated in the drop outs. If it’s not, your wheel is off dish and you need to have someone true it
when i pedals i hear a noise like a click down below where my pedals are
Sounds like it could be a pedal bearing or a bottom bracket bearing. Or even something with the chain going onto the sprocket. Might be best to take it to your local bike shop and have them take a look.
Also, thanks for watching!!!
Aku baru je mengalah malam tadi, lepas tengok video ni aku rasa macam tetibe jadi pomen 🤣
What if you have two drives??? Motor Assist.
It will require some extra tinkering but the concept should be similar
Am I the only one who just uses the integrated chain tensioners?
Yes, yes you are.
Hahaha
Honestly not sure. One of mine doesn’t work and I forgot they were there honestly
One of mine is snapped so
Hero
My guy
Not bad. But honestly, NOBODY has ever done one of these and addressed the real problem. Especially frustrated must be the kids that still have frames made of hi-ten. The dropouts get squished, or indented, making the wheel always want to go into that groove. I dont have a solution, but thats the problem. Harry Main probably did the worst one ever, going on and on how easy it is, when he has a new frame every 5 minutes. Hi-ten frames also can get a slightly warped rear too, that one may not notice.
People need to see where your putting your hands man. Nice to start the Video angle but you need to have the camera on the side. This Video is pointless
no one needs to see where he is putting his hands.
Mad confused still
ummm no u don't want to add stress on your bearings by doing this. also your driver and chain will wear out in "unnatural" way since they are angled instead of being paralell with one another and don't even mention angled wheel rotation in relation to your bike as a whole. if the wheel doesn't stay centered after u tighten the nut on your "chain side" than it has to be laced in the right way. re-do the spokes so the wheel sits centered IN YOUR FRAME not the truing stand since it may vary.
I see alot of dudes doing this tho...poor kids. making all kinds of rumors about bad hubs or wheels and whatnot.
Since when did common sense become a hack?
but this way must be bending and putting pressures on the frame unevenly,
hence why you should try to tighten both sides at the same time, yes its all very difficult ive been doing it for a long time. often you have to keep undoing the nuts and adjusting the hub bearing nuts too, its often infuriating. takes a lot of skill.
Thank you
Always happy to help! Hope it helped enough to earn your subscription
@@Brant_Moore It did fam.