How many bearings fit insde a rear hub? - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

04-17-2004, 09:53 AM

Hello, I'm new to this news group.

I was wondering how many bearings go inside a rear hub?

I had taken apart the hub to replace a bent axle. My parts tray
has a whole bunch of bearings in it, from various assemblies. No I can't
figure out how many bearings go into the hub!

This is a standard mountain bike hub made by joytech. Nothing fancy, just
(i guess) a cheap 8 speed hub.

Do I leave no room? lots of room? I've never been able to figure out how
many bearings need to go in. I saw a diagram once, where it was six on one
side and seven on the other, but it seems that the raceway can fit nine!

Any help would be great.

Thanks.
Jason