Manual Wheelchair Bearings

One of the most common service tasks is to check and adjust or replace the bearings. It is at the bearing - not the wheel that actual movement occurs. Servicing bearings is relatively simple; identifying the need for service is even easier. The rewards realized from replacing a seized bearing make learning a little mechanics very worthwhile.
A manual wheelchair has twelve bearings. Wheel bearings (4), caster bearings (4), and caster stem bearings (4). All the bearings are straight bearings and are different to bike wheel bearings which have a cup and cone design that requires pre loading when adjusting them.
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[@jodieflute5480]

This video was so helpful! Thank you despite this being a bit older.

[@hiltonvg]

Thank you, that's really helped. We did have a moment of despair when we realised the active 2 has loose ball bearings, one fell into the centre but we managed to rebuild it😀👍🏼👍🏼

[@k53317]

Someone was attempting to fix my front caster and removed the wheel and the metal casing instead of just the wheel. Help

[@windsorrocks]

These are very informative videos. Thank you,

[@cypresswitch285]

Would you happen to know the paint color number for this teal/blue? I have a GPV this color and the poor thing is scratched to bits.

[@zrabbithunter]

Hi Ian,
My sister's main wheelchair has 24 X 1" rear wheels that are 8 spoke and made of some sort of plastic/composite material. It is a nice Everret Jenning reclining chair whose bolts that attach the wheel to the frame are about 7/32 inch thick SAE..
I need to replace one of the wheels with a spare 24 X 1 inch wheel I have from a chair bought at a flea market. It's bolt is possibly a machine bolt which I believe is 1/4 inch. I can use this wheel with the 7/32 inch bolt but there is a bit of play in the 1/4 wheel's bearing. Is there a way to exchange the bearings on the wheels or adapt a bolt to fit the bearing?
Thank you

[@stephennazigian8131]

Just what I was looking for, but you are too far away from the microphone- don't zoom in, instead have your operator move the camera closer next time so we can hear without echo. Thanks.

[@walterramos8656]

how to adjust the vertical quic of the front removable wheels. increase or decrease the length

[@mikejripley1738]

Its tough to accomplish if you only have One hand

[@vishnusingh1323]

Manual,wheelchair,prize,Keena,g,hai.