Since i have a new frame on the way, i figured i'd post a howto on taking apart everything on your bike.

What you will need.

• All sorts of wrenches.
• All sorts of allen keys.
• Flathead screwdriver.
• Varsol cleaner.
• Lots of rags.

First, grab your tools.


Next, flip your bike upside down for easier access of the wheels.


First things first, the front wheel.


Find the right size wrench, and untighten the bolts holding the wheel to the fork.


If you have unsealed bearings like mine, when you take out the axle, you will see the icky grease and dirt and stuff in there.


The picture doesn't have the bearings in, but take those out first, put them on something so as not to get grease everywhere. See all that stuff in there? That's gotta come out to get fresh grease in there. Take a rag and get all that stuff outta there. Do this for both sides.


Now that you have that cleaned, you should have a pile of dirty bearings. Keep these on something away from your workplace so they don't get lost.


Moving to the rear wheel.


Take it off in the same way as you did your front, removing the chain tensioner as well.


To take your back wheel off, you gotta get the chain off it, so while you're at this you might as well just take it completely off. If you have a chainbreaker, cool. If not, you should have a master link. It's pretty much self explanatory from there.


Now put your chain aside, possibly near the bearings.


Now back to the rear wheel. When you get the axle out of there, if you have a freewheel, then it'll be like this. Very similar to your front wheel.


Thats for the freewheel side, take the bearings out, again putting them aside from where you're working. And clean that grease out.


Now you should have a pile similar to this.


On the other side of the wheel, the bearings will be a different size, so take these out and put them in yet another pile away from where you're working.


Your pile should look like this.


Now clean the grease out from that side as well.


Now we're going to clean these things. Take your bearings, and chain outside and put some varsol in a bucket. You don't need very much.


This is about all you need.


Now stick the bearings in there, rub it around with your hands, get them clean.

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