How To Overhaul Coaster Brake Shimano CB E110 Bike Blogger

How to overhaul a Shimano CB E110 coaster brake hub!
1. Remove the reaction arm from the bike frame.
2. Remove the axle nuts.
3. Remove the wheel from the bike.
4. Remove the sprocket (cog) by removing the snap ring with a small flat head screwdriver.
5. Measure how much of the axle sticks out for reference when you reassemble.
6. On the sprocket side loosen the locknut while holding the cone nut.
7. Remove the locknut and any axle spacers.
8. Remove the cone nut while holding the reaction arm on the opposite side.
9. Remove the first set of ball bearings.
10. Remove the right side dust cap.
11. The axle on the opposite side of the hub assembly will drop out now, possibly the brake pads too.
12. Remove the locknut from the reaction arm on the axle.
13. Remove the reaction arm washer and any axle spacers.
14. Remove the reaction arm.
15. Remove the left side dust cap.
16. Remove the brake cone.
17. Remove the second set of ball bearings. Everything should be off the axle now.
18. Now, inside the hub shell, remove the driver
19. Remove the last set of ball bearings.
20. Remove the clutch cone unit.
21. Remove the spring from the clutch cone unit. Twist and pull it out in the direction in which the spring is coiled.
22. Remove the washer from the clutch cone unit.
23. Soak everything in solvent and clean with a toothbrush, and dry with a rag.
24. Grease the clutch, washer and spring, and reassemble the clutch cone unit.
25. Grease the axle.
26. Grease the brake cone and thread it onto the axle.
27. Install the left side dust cap.
28. Install the reaction arm.
29. Install the washer, and then any axle spacers.
30. Install the locknut and tigthen it with the same amount of axle showing as before.
31. Grease the first set of ball bearings and install them next to the dust cap with the rounded edges facing away, toward the center of the axle.
32. Grease the inside of the hub shell
33. Install the clutch cone unit into the hub shell with the spring facing outward from the side of the hub shell with the larger opening.
34. Grease the brake pads and drop them into the hub shell with the larger edges facing outward from the same side of the hub shell.
35. Slip the axle through the hub from the same side of the hub shell. The notches on the brake cone should mesh with the brake pads.
36. Flip the wheel over so you can see the other side of the hub shell.
37. Grease the second set of ball bearings and install them in the hub shell with the rounded edges facing down, toward the center of the hub.
38. Grease the driver and install it into the hub shell.
39. Grease the last set of ball bearings and install them in the hub shell with the rounded edges facing down, toward the center of the hub.
40. Install the cone nut, and then any axle spacers.
42. Install the locknut but leave it loose.
43. Install the right side dust cap.
44. Install the sprocket and snap ring.
45. Clean up any excess grease.
46. Adjust the hub.
46a. The cone nut should be finger tight to begin with.
46b. To tighten the hub assembly further, turn the cone nut clockwise while holding the reaction arm.
46c. When finished adjusting, hold the cone nut with a wrench and tighten the locknut on the same side.
46d. To adjust the hub in the future all you need to do is hold the cone nut with a wrench and loosen the locknut to unlock the hub assembly again.
47. Install the wheel on the bike and wrap the bike chain around the sprocket.
48. Adjust the chain tension and check chainline. The wheel should be centered in the frame, and the chain should have just a little slack (single speed bike).
49. Tighten the axle nuts to secure the wheel to the bike frame.
50. Secure the reaction arm to the bicycle frame with the metal clip, screw and nut.
LInk - Shimano CB-E110 coaster brake hub installation detail.
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Tip 1: 37:40 Standard cup and cone wheel hub:
1. To adjust, unlock the hub assembly by turning a cone nut counter clockwise while holding the locknut on the same side.
2. Loosen the hub assembly by turning the cone nut counter-clockwise while holding the opposite cone nut with another wrench, which effectively widens the distance between the two cones making the hub assembly more loose.
3. Tighten the hub assembly by turning the cone nut clockwise while holding the opposite locknut with a wrench, which effectively shortens the distance between the cones making the hub assembly tighter.
4. When finished adjusting, lock the hub assembly by turning the cone nut clockwise while holding the locknut on the same side.
Tip 2: To start from a stop with a coaster brake use your foot to push off. Remember to bring a screwdriver with you for the reaction arm in case you need to repair a flat tire and remove the rear wheel.
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[@garrettgiuffre7298]

You sir are the Bob Ross of bicycle repair

[@yahya.ibrahim]

Thanks! Great video, Been using my coaster/700c set up heavily for about 7 years (i think) without servicing it! Was dreading ever having to open the thing up, but the hub was starting to get a fair bit of play in it so had to bite the bullet. Used your video and got it done with total ease. Thanks again!

[@mushishirou]

I couldn't figure out what I did wrong with the disassembly until I saw your video, this was so much help! Appreciate it!

[@kirkstevenson1904]

Thank you. Your video helped me save a wheel, and completely service the hub back to full working condition! Life saver! :)

[@danielmeisel9923]

Awesome video man! You saved me! I took my coaster hub apart with the utmost confidence for the first time and quickly realized how much more intricate it was...then i found your vid and now im feeling like a bike mechanic haha! Thanks again!

[@hipstrips]

hey, man, you've actually saved me. thank you for such a detailed video! I did it and I'm going for a ride. greetings and long handshakes from Saint-Petersburg, Russia!!!

[@BikeBlogger]

Great!

[@TheHowmyable]

Thank you for the detailed video, I managed to overhaul my coaster brake thanks to your instructions. keep up the good work!

[@napalmcoma2165]

Thanks! I was able to overhaul the hub on my cruiser that needed one long ago. Thought I wasn't gonna be able to get it working after removing parts and then realizing I had no idea anything about the coaster brake. Your explanation was simple and easy to follow, especially w/ the link to the diagram page.

[@BikeBlogger]

Thank you for the kind words Napalm Coma

[@jerrymitchell3298]

I only say this because I have done so many coaster brakes and understand almost all the ends and outs. Truly not trying to be facetious towards the video. Please leave the brake lever, locking bolt, washer and cone on axel as is. Do not loosen these parts. Unless you are replacing one of them. There are no moving parts or greased parts. Reason, it keeps your location of where the axil was positioned in the hub prior to disassembly. Which will give it the same amount of axil that sticks out on each end of the hub after reassembling = Happy Happy

[@jerrymitchell3298]

Great video. Just one thing. When removing the spring, twist spring with a light pulling force. Please do not pull spring out with a lot of force. Reason, spring can become warped or saggy on one side causing brake shoes not to engage properly together at the same time = DAMAGE.

[@jo-annfrank3681]

Thanks you saved a motorized bike project

[@Heli4G3]

Man.... thanks for doin this!!! Saved my life in restoring my wife’s Electra!

[@Ad-wv8zt]

Excellent tutorial

[@skycaptain224]

PERFECT! Just what I needed! Thank you!!

[@rollen75]

Thanks for the video, you got my bike on the road again!

[@jwb6583]

I liked it. I learned a lot. seeing something different then seeing the road, was a nice change.

[@BikeBlogger]

Thanks JW B

[@makelix]

Excellent tutorial, thank you very much!

[@Lawiah0]

Suggestion: Shimano SG-3C41 Universal Hub Kit Nexus (36H 3 Speed Coaster Brake) or Sturmey-Archer S-RC3 (3 Speed Coaster Brake Rear Hub) Installing the small "downtube shifter", still gives that minimalist, Fixie look.

[@johncombs4105]

coaster brakes are something I haven't riden in at least 37 years. They are great in winter weather and wet weather since they don't get wet. The question I always have is; I was a kid at the time. But, I never felt like i had the brake feel like you do with hand brakes. They are so easy to lock up. Bad news in wet weather. BB, what's your take on them? They are simple. But, they have issues like are types of brakes.

[@BikeBlogger]

Coaster brakes have earned an well established place in the cycling world, but as I indicated at the beginning of the video, they are no substitute for a good front hand brake. I prefer hand brakes.

[@jrykowski55]

A great "How To" video!!! Have you ever considered doing a video, or a series of videos, on basic periodic (weekly, monthly, annual) maintenance? You really have a knack for showing and explaining details of a procedure, and I think all of your viewers would benefit from such information.

[@BikeBlogger]

I have been thinking about talking about general bike maintenance for a while. I'm sure I'll do a video on it john. :)

[@Psp-id7uw]

Thanks for information about reaction arm... Was about to give a Cruiser bike away.. after patching rear tire I left the arm without the bracket bolt. Now I have to find it 🤦 zip lock bags and label everything people lol

[@JuanAlvarez-hv2ge]

no tengo idea de que hiciste. Pero me encanta la bici. Saludos.

[@bennohno]

Nooooooice!! How does it feel to join me and the rest of us weirdos that run coasters almost exclusively?? I'm so excited. HahahI run coasters on all my bikes.. even my mtb/downhill bike is rear coaster with a front drum. My cargo bike and bmx 26er both run coasters exclusively. All about that clean look, no cables and perfect, modulated stopping power. I run shimano e coaster hubs on 2 of them. The cargo is a sturmey 3spd internal. Have been looking at getting a Velosteel single spd coaster hub to replace one of the shimanos just to try it out. Velosteel bought a bunch of old F+S factories and tech drawings/specs and makes old fichtel + Sachs hubs with modern manufacturing techniques/practices. Look forward to bro-ing out watching you ride a coaster. I think you'll feel even more in tune with your bike and the road. It definitely will take some getting used to, but I feel you might even become partial to coasters. Much love from the north!

[@plannerben]

This is a godsend. Thank you!

[@devilenwilkes4260]

Needed this

[@Ronbo765]

Great! Very helpful. Thank you!

[@goosegog]

Very useful video, thank you!

[@szentagostonka]

Thank you very much for helping.

[@97warlock]

My bendix brake pads dont have notches. Never even heard of them having Notches before. - I just place mine where the lines or grooves in the pad is sideways so when you stand the wheel up straight, the lines in the pad will travel in the direction the wheel will spin.

[@erso3302]

I'm not sure if you're checking these anymore, but can you remember what chainline or bottom bracket length you needed for the coaster brake setup?

[@jamesfulmer7080]

I'm so glad I found your video. I've been thinking of doing this but wondered why no one else was. What are the disadvantages of a coaster break?

[@BikeBlogger]

Hi James Fulmer. A coaster brake makes it impossible to spin the pedals backward like when you need to reposition your foot at a stop. A coaster brake arm must also be clamped to the bike frame and that requires a screwdriver to remove if you need to remove the rear wheel.

[@tonystone3397]

Great work, thanks.

[@johnz.2880]

Video on coaster brake repair could use some improvement. As a video for instruction, and teaching, the lighting could be a lot better, have over head and side lights, so it doesn't cast shadow on parts and work place, Make a clear shot of the assembly diagram, hold parts and diagram steady, and long enough to get a clear view. WEAR CONTRASTING COLOR OF GLOVES , Use blue, or green gloves , it is hard to distinguish the part from other parts, or the gloves when they are all black. Some war confusing, when you go back and forth on which side each part comes from ,and which side it goes back to.

[@jamesfulmer7080]

thanks for answering. I knew those things but I thought there must be more because why wouldn't more people use them? I hate cables or anything else on a bike. to me a bike looks best when clean.

[@jbirdperez6003]

You add grease like if you are havin chips and dip ... funny!

[@radioearbug]

Please provide your comments on the grease you were using. It looked like white Lithium Grease. If is was, please let me know why you choose to use it and your experience of using it vs Hi-Temp grease or multipurpose grease. Thank you for I am about to over haul my coaster brake.

[@featherypanda]

Brilliant video - thank you. Would an overhaul of a velosteel coaster brake be much the same? Thx

[@OscarMicMusic]

Hi there. I need to replace the axel on the hub with a longer one. Can I remove the axel just by removing the 4 bolts and sliding it out?

[@chris-channel]

What is the chainline of this hub?

[@jamesfulmer7080]

thank you.

[@EvgeniyKorzh]

Hello. does this hub make pedaling noises similar to the planetary hub pedaling noises?

[@ConstantineLovesGod]

love your videos :)

[@nicolasvago]

thank you very much for your video! do you recommend any grease in particular? is it lithium ok?

[@markx348]

nice man... hope you could have make videos related to action cam...and road rage and accidents caused by stupid drivers just answer to the question "as a commuter, it necessary use a action cam every ride?

[@zhenya6778]

Hello. How much will such hubs have greater resistance compared to track hubs (Coaster Brake hubs vs track hubs)? Or the difference in the city will not be noticeable?

[@shenhao7894]

I don't see the necessity to have the side with brake arm disassembled. Any one can explain why to have it disassembled in this video? Thanks.

[@yandriarce2439]

Mineral spirits will cut through all that grease much better than simple green

[@SuperMachoGamer]

Wait... you want a coaster brake? I wanna get rid of mine and put cables. Less drag

[@jamesfulmer7080]

I have a Stumpjumper from the 90's. I've decided to turn it into a single speed with coaster break. What would be a quality coaster break?

[@BikeBlogger]

I think Shimano coasters are all around good. Histop is known to be noisy. Velosteel too although I've read if you only lightly pack it with grease it won't be as bad. Bendix were nice. Sturmey Archer I've heard mixed reviews. There is no particular best coaster brake to my knowledge.

[@PrabuddhaDasGupta1966]

I have used calliper brakes, cantilever brakes, V brakes and even Fixed Gear no brakes. I have never used coaster brakes, though. How reliable are these? Can these be modulated like calliper brakes? Does the brake drum get hot say on a long downhill?

[@digbyodell2924]

Pros and cons over on S.Brown's site; www.sheldonbrown.com/coaster-brakes.html

[@PrabuddhaDasGupta1966]

Thanks for the link.

[@ronalddaurosr9686]

Prabuddha DasGupta no you can not modulate. and yes ,down hill they can get hot enough to overheat the grease and have it run out of the bearings,having you to repack them.

[@PrabuddhaDasGupta1966]

Thanks for the reply. I guess I have not missed anything much by not using coaster brakes.

[@mr__No]

Nice vid. Needs more grease tho.

[@donaldglovr1011]

What computer do you use to upload your videos?

[@digbyodell2924]

I was feeling good about myself until I watched this. All I did was swap an open bearing headset for a sealed cartridge headset. : (

[@jackduffy1817]

Treat bycicle components like a sewing machine, Do not pack with greas, Do not tighten lock nuts over spacers. Machinist looking over your shoulder blogger.

[@honda200twinstar3]

There 15 dude ;-)

[@paulv8453]

@bikeblogger. I don't believe it! you actually own a car! it must have very, very low miles on it huh?

[@BikeBlogger]

I drive it so little things have actually gone bad from sitting around.

[@paulv8453]

+BikeBlogger 👍😀

[@SleepingBeauty_2034]

do you use Clip in pedal

[@BikeBlogger]

I do use clipless pedals on my bikes, however, I would recommend riding platform pedals with a coaster brake until you feel comfortable with it. The problem with coaster brakes is you can't easily re-position your foot at a stop as many cyclists are used to doing.

[@SleepingBeauty_2034]

+BikeBlogger thanks I learn a lot from you bikeblogger

[@SleepingBeauty_2034]

+BikeBlogger what size is your bike

[@BikeBlogger]

My bike is 56cm frame size and 700c wheel size Unity-Chan.

[@SleepingBeauty_2034]

+BikeBlogger cool keep up the great work like your vid

[@TipsyJellyHead]

is that a 36h hub? I'm looking to build a 3 speed internal hub bike with this a Lowrider 3 Speed Hub Coaster. www.amazon.com/Speed-Coaster-Shimano-SG-3C41-Chrome/dp/B00RHC9P9Q/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Shimano+36h+Nexus+3+SPD&qid=1596269111&sr=8-1 Also, what handlebar and brake system is that?