DT Swiss X1900 Front Wheel Bearing Change

[@toribortman3865]

As a fellow instructor, these videos are concise, the steps are clear, and I love that you also take the time to warn of places you might make mistakes. Well done!

[@tommycooperfish]

ah mate you absolute legend, could swear it was the end caps as banging them back in tight sort of fixed the side play in my front wheel, alas it was a bearing change needed as even though they spun perfect they developed sideways play pretty badly after a ride or two again. "Blah, blah you gotta use an official DT mechanic" Nope! fixed it perfect. From one good ol brizzle boy to another thanks a bunch, this was the ONLY video I could find that sorted it perfect. Good job man.

[@FreeToCycle]

Glad it helped you out!

[@HTibor]

I just replaced the bearings.I also worked with minimal tools.I swapped four on the back and two on the front.Your video confirms I didn't do anything stupid.I love your videos, lots of good ideas. Thank you.

[@Mr13ubble]

Thanks alot for this video, this is excellent, super easy to follow and you covered everything! By far the best video on this available. For anyone wondering works for E1900 front also (same hub I believe).

[@lonelymtbrider3369]

Thanks man, this was excellent! And as it turns out, these bearings are the same as in my linkage, so I already had a bunch of them.

[@ralfhenning-venske6764]

Thank you for this detailed view for every single step. However, the removal of the old bearing could be tricky. Again, good advise in regard to grease in so many steps to finalize the job. Great! Thx. R

[@christopherknight3541]

Cheers for the video, helped greatly for my first bearing change 👍🏻🍻

[@WattWireNet]

Thanks for taking the time to do this for us. Well done, mate!

[@Fromupnorth46]

Thank you 🙏 Excellent video

[@austinado16]

Thank you sir! I really appreciate your videos, and your methods.

[@lownslowz]

Thanks for the tutorial.

[@harry125110]

Thanks for this video. Was really helpful.

[@dellxr7]

Great video, nice step by step explanations, keep on going like this! Cheers!

[@Arsenit]

Nice! Now I can try that without having to buy 100+ EUR worth of special DT Swiss tools

[@a_cool_daddy2918]

Thanks for the trick.

[@christianbach6460]

Great video. Just tried it on my own bike, but seem to be stuck at the part where the collar has to be moved enough, to be able to throw a punch at the lip of the bearing (04:05). My collar won't move that much and just seems to be sliding back to the center again - could it be different on an M1900 wheel for some reason? 😞

[@MTBTrailsAroundSurrey]

Glad you've mentioned this, my M1900 collar is the same when I checked today. Bearings have rusted to bits so ordered some more. Will let you know if I have any issues replacing them

[@chrbach]

@@MTBTrailsAroundSurrey Hey mate! I suceeded with my replacement, but with a slightly different approach. I bought (what I think is called) a round mandrel, and managed to gently push the collar in, while at the same time punching on the bearing lip. I wrapped some duct tape around the tip of the mandrel - just to avoid any damage to the inside of the collar. Good luck with your project 🙂

[@dudsmtb447]

Thank you very much! This helped a lot

[@johnbull1986]

Great video. Do you find you get lateral play in the wheel with this type of hub?

[@FreeToCycle]

Shouldn’t be any lateral play from the hub!

[@tonyb9735]

Tremedously helpful, thank you.

[@steriospeaker]

Can anyone confirm the bearing? In the video it says ‘61902’ - but in the description it says ‘6902’. The ones I just removed were 6902, so I replaced them with the same - but there is a tiny bit of play - is this normal - or is a 61902 bearing required? Thanks.

[@FreeToCycle]

6902-2rs and 61902-2rs are the same size 15x28x7mm!

[@jcaravaggio2223]

When should this service be made? every 5000km or so? or only when you notice issues when spinning the wheel?

[@FreeToCycle]

There is no set mileage just depends on what conditions you ride in! It’s worth checking the bearings from time to time as part of regular maintenance.

[@jcaravaggio2223]

@@FreeToCycle Thanks! Keep posting such great videos!

[@MK-yq5qj]

Does this also work on a Novatec D791SB fronthub?

[@logansteezmaster2150]

Is it unsafe to have a wobbly wheel

[@mdjackson13]

You advise to use the best quality bearings, any suggestions? What did you use?

[@mornevn11]

Been told to use Enduro bearings

[@franceadventure8080]

Does m1700 hubs has the same bearing with x1900?

[@steriospeaker]

Umm. Even when I’m pushing it aside, I get a tiny fraction of a mm lip, which it’s impossible to hit with anything ? 😕

[@Gyikhuszar88]

What is your experience whit this non-axle design? Only the preload (and friction) holds up with the perpendicular forces to the axis, this does not seem to be a reliable design to me.

[@mastromattia7324]

on my dtswiss m1900 when i turn the left bearing, turn automatically also the opposite side bearing with the throug cilinder (spacer). it is all stuck or it is normal??? thanks so much

[@jameshook6005]

Thanks for the video, really helpful. Do you have a part number or link for those exact bearing for DT 1900 wheels.

[@r3troburro620]

Hello, how did you manage to extract the caps to access the bearings. Thank you very much for your videos, I just discovered your channel

[@FreeToCycle]

Clamp the cap in a vice using a pair of soft jaws and pull up on the wheel rim!

[@r3troburro620]

@@FreeToCycle Thank you very much, with the table screw it has worked! the video has been a great help to me bearings changed.

[@Stroganoffskji]

Unior Hub Genie is a great tool for removing hub caps, that I can recommend.

[@soliranje]

Are bearings on both wheels same diameter and width?

[@FreeToCycle]

Yes!

[@ALwinDigital]

What size socket do you use?

[@FreeToCycle]

21mm

[@ALwinDigital]

@@FreeToCycle Thank you

[@darylsablan9172]

what tool did you use to remove the end caps?

[@declanmolloy764]

Daryl Sablan he used a soft vice and pull the wheel away from the vice

[@Stroganoffskji]

Unior Hub Genie is a great tool for removing end caps.

[@luketoms6110]

Why is there so much free play in the end cap's

[@FreeToCycle]

If the outer ring isn’t seated properly then the end cap will have lots of free play!

[@luketoms6110]

@@FreeToCycle it has the same play as your video before you even remove the end caps. Is that normal

[@FreeToCycle]

Yes that’s standard!

[@luketoms6110]

When in the fork and the through axle is tightened up there is still play its a customer's bike and I have known idea other than the endcaps need replacing.

[@FreeToCycle]

If the outer ring isn’t seated correctly the wheel will have lots of side to side movement when fitted back in the fork!

[@tuca_lopes]

These bearings 6902 is the same measures for the rear and front? In case 15 x 28 x7? please correct me

[@FreeToCycle]

Yes 15x28x7mm