How do you clean mountain bike bearings?

Similarly one may ask, how do I clean my bearings?

You Will Need:

1. Some bearings!
2. A bit of rag.
3. About half an hour.
4. A knife blade for rubber shields or circlip plies formetalshields.
5. A warm, well lit place.
6. Some sort of degreaser/solvent.
7. A tray to soak your bearings in (preferably with a lid)
8. Some light grease/speed cream etc.

how do you tighten a bearing on a bike? Note position and angle of wrench.

1. Use another wrench on locknut. Turn locknut counter-clockwisetoloosen.
2. Loosen cone by turning cone wrench counter-clockwise about1/4turn, or 90 degrees.
3. Hold cone from moving with cone wrench and tightenlocknut.
4. Test for play by holding axle and moving rim laterally.

Then, how do you clean mountain bike forks?

Clean your forks with water; a hoseisbest, but if you use a jet wash then turn the bike upsidedownfirst so, as not to force water inside the fork seals.Besure to remove all dirt from the fork stanchions andaroundthe seals, especially between the stanchions and forkarchat the front of the fork.

How do you lubricate wheel bearings?

Lubricating the bearings Tap new grease seals into place using ahammer,protecting the seal with a flat piece of wood. Toreplacebearings, tap the outer races into the hubusing theold races as drifts.