How to Repair and Service a Loose Front Fork on a Bicycle

[@SecretSecretSecretTunnel]

Dude, watching you fix up all these old and low-end bikes is so inspirational! Cycling these days is all about expensive new tech and telling people why their bike sucks and it's killing cycling for me. I think I need to pick up one of these unloved old machines and rediscover the joy of just wrenching on my bike and cruising around like I used to when I was a kid.

[@eetoved1758]

This is absolutely the best bike instructional video I've ever seen. I've been needing to replace the front forks and handlebars and grease the bearings up and I remembered having seen your video a couple of years ago and looked it up again! Thank you so much!!! You helped me a lot, I hope your dreams all come true.

[@TheKlazar92]

No one on youtube can explain better then you, thanks for this great tutorial.

[@helloschmirld]

Awesome. Easy to follow and explained literally everything I needed to know, as someone with 0 knowledge going in.

[@cjhoyle]

Glad to hear!

[@bikelanez7376]

Cj I cannot thank you enough for sharing this video you just saved me a ridiculous amount of money that a local bike shop wanted for doing this simple and super easy job now I know I can do it myself so thank you 🙏

[@cjhoyle]

You're very welcome, I'm glad this tutorial is helpful for you!

[@garnicelewis]

I unscew my screw Al the way out

[@eetoved1758]

​@@cjhoylegreat little diagram, too.

[@snorman1951]

I've got an old bike to refurbish and this video is excellent. It should be all I need to check out the head set. Thank you.

[@cjhoyle]

Glad to hear!

[@virkelie2]

I was always confused as to what the top bolt does, vs the locknuts at the headset. Now I understand, thanks to your video!

[@Rareparrot]

Just saw your excellent video. I found an abandoned bike and fixed it thanks to your video. Loved the "tip" about handlebar height adjustment, works just as wanted ! Cheers

[@Gr8thxAlot]

This was so helpful, thanks CJ! My kid's bike had this problem after a service at the bike shop. I was expecting destroyed bearings, but it just needed tightened. A two minute fix and good as new.

[@cjhoyle]

Glad to hear. Nice work!

[@kimisole2937]

One of the few videos of older bike maintenance, thank you

[@EugeneVabeg]

Thanks i come to your videos for that extra clarity

[@boxer75010]

Thank you for this very-informative video. 100% useful and well presented. No wasted time. This is how all instructional videos should be, in my opinion.

[@greatcanadianmoose3965]

The sequel no one ask for.... but definitely needed

[@truckertom3323]

Another good Tutorial there cj, always enjoy your videos, greetings from England.

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@jimboate7922]

Great video on the headset as lots of us still have the old style with the quil 👍👍

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks Jim. In the process of making this video I realized that I actually don't currently own any bikes that have the newer threadless style headset.

[@victorw3378]

Excellent helpful video. Thank you so much. My 10 year old boy just got a new bike, very nice bike with very bad instructions. Handlebars kept coming loose, i wasnt tightening them right, now I know how to fix it right

[@cjhoyle]

Awesome, glad to hear!

[@albertf.9198]

Once again, God bless you son!

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks.

[@qiksoft]

Good stuff man, thank you for sharing. Been a long time since I worked on bikes, this is an excellent refresher tutorial.

[@billyoneil5346]

Thank you for the helpful vid....this is what the internet should be about! Information for all, freely shared

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks.

[@charansaitadela5415]

U r the only one who made a video as per my wish

[@cjhoyle]

Your wish is my command.

[@charansaitadela5415]

Could you please do on threadless fork

[@gregorydawe819]

Great video, it gives me the confidence to upgrade my old fork.

[@cjhoyle]

Nice!

[@mq3868]

Great video and instructions. Thank you very much!!!

[@mannyortigoza3835]

Nice tutorial. Hit all the points I was looking for.

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks, glad it was helpful!

[@lefterisbou3386]

Thank you very much for your help through your amazing video. You made me save money and time. Lefteris from Greece.

[@cjhoyle]

Glad to hear it was helpful!

[@Deepak19944]

Top notch explanation!

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@Henrikweng135]

Excellent tutorial! Well done!

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@adventureswithjosie]

That was really interesting! Learning a lot of great info from your videos! I like the saying on your shirt too!

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks! It was one of those shirts that I knew I wanted right away when I first saw it.

[@adventureswithjosie]

@@cjhoyle Yes, I know what you mean, I've bought shirts like that before. Had to buy a shirt once because it said take a hike on it, and I like hiking lol! I actually don't have any biking shirts yet though.

[@amirsojoody1960]

Thank you so much for the demonstration. That was a great help

[@cjhoyle]

No problem, glad it was helpful!

[@alphahong]

Very thorough explanation! Appreciated!

[@VISHOOGAMING13]

Very informative video. You got a subscriber from now.

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[@romanmentor9238]

Great video,but I don't get why the cone doesn't have proper hex edges to tighten it,basically only upper nut can be tightened with a wrench,while I had to hold cone with my bare hands and the washer in between doesn't seem to prevent cone moving when the upper nut is loosened or tightened.

[@JEEROFUKU]

Bravo 👏🏻 Superb instructional film! Thank you very much! ATB

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@zmkpower]

Very nice instructions

[@bobbrown1942]

CJ... Sending my thanks to you for the detailed attention and hard work put into producing your excellent bike repair videos. Your instructions make it clear just what is the what, and you've made each one easy to understand and to follow. In the Loose Front Fork Video you went beyond the call of duty, showing the cutaway cross section of the thigamajigs. Just Great! Thanks Again my bicyclist friend for making these repairs so understandable. Sending good wishes. bob brown melbourne florida

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words! Glad the video was helpful for you.

[@chronostime1987]

Very nice tutorial, with all needed information and without smug aura that is typical for the 'road cyclist' aka 'the road plague'. Thank you very much @cjhoyle

[@cjhoyle]

No problem, I appreciate the kind words.

[@mirekkratochvil9341]

fork-saving video. thanks!

[@adamrobinson2587]

Perfect tutorial video, Thanks

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@jagsingh507]

Thanks , great video. I will have to fix mine soon

[@cjhoyle]

No problem!

[@adelk522]

Any videos for disassembly of a threadless headset? Thanks

[@cjhoyle]

I'm afraid not.

[@edwinxavierhernandez7401]

Thank you my good man. Appreciate the info. Was wondering how to fix that issue.

[@cjhoyle]

No problem, happy to help 👍

[@kv7005]

Great video. To the point. Just what I needed. Thank you 😊

[@cjhoyle]

Glad to hear it was helpful. Thanks.

[@binarumah]

Thanks for sharing man. Very good tutorial.

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks, glad you found it helpful!

[@charleslenzi7552]

Brilliant video thank you 😊👍

[@cjhoyle]

No problem!

[@aswathyz]

Nice,so helpful 💯

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@peacefulprepper2402]

Great job on this.

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks, I'm glad it was helpful!

[@peacefulprepper2402]

@@cjhoyle Each time I run into a problem, you have a video to help. I have rehabbed 8 bikes in the last month and your videos have helped me on each one. I am now rehabbing a diamondback mountain bike I pulled out of the dump, lol. It is nice and I just got the donor bike from a friend to finish the build. Thanks for all the time and effort you put in on those videos. Keep them coming.

[@nsjohnston]

Nice tutorial. The amount of play in the front brake caliper is unsettling.

[@cjhoyle]

haha yes, that was next on the list of 'things to fix' on that bike. Thanks.

[@araibirshad8294]

@@cjhoyle hey nice vid. Did you get around to fixing the brake calipers ? Coz I've got the same problem in an old bike and the same type of brake caliper.

[@XDNonstop]

great instruction👍👍👍

[@jacksonsplace9754]

Thanks. I have the same model 26" Triumph Laser 15. Now I know how to fix it

[@cjhoyle]

Nice!

[@trovisco]

You are a legend !

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks :)

[@benibensa]

Great video, super explanation

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@andrekhumbuya770]

Thank you very much,you really teach us

[@ibzman1393]

Great video. Thanks

[@cjhoyle]

No problem, glad it was helpful!

[@mwj5368]

What do you do if the cones and races are pitted? How do you get the lower cone off the fork? Does that thread on too? Do you need a special tool? Also if the threads are stripped on the fork how do you prepare another fork? Thanks for advice as the shops here charge a lot to do this and I thought it was because they had to remove all the cables, but wow it's easy and can save a lot! Thanks!

[@cjhoyle]

The lower cone is normally pressed in place. The one time that I've needed to install one, I was able to do it using a piece of pipe and a hammer.

[@mykdiy73]

It's help a lot. Thanks

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks, glad to hear.

[@mpt12345]

Excellent explanation, thanks!

[@20EUR20]

💚 Good video!

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@Beyondconservative3367]

great video!!

[@cjhoyle]

Thank you!

[@UPKAgorio]

thanks very informative

[@cjhoyle]

No problem.

[@carcas3816]

Excellent tutorial thank you

[@eddieryan7639]

Top man love ur vids

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks!

[@adikr7]

Tank you man

[@sntainment4079]

Thanks for the video bro

[@cjhoyle]

No problem.

[@kbkeeper3093]

@2:45 Is it possible to also unalign the bolt from the bottom-up after taking the front brake off? Struggling to do it in the way of the video

[@cjhoyle]

You would need to pull from the bottom to un-wedge it, but yes this is possible if you thread the bolt in from the bottom. If it's really badly stuck, you might want to dry spraying it with some penetrating oil to break down the rust.

[@kavitah412]

Thank you very much

[@jacobtoller3805]

Subscribed.

[@cjhoyle]

Thank you.

[@sangluu1713]

3:35 what are the parts called that hes removing the 3 first ones?

[@cjhoyle]

The parts of a headset area sold as a set, and will very from one model to another. But generally they consist of threaded rings and non-threaded spacer rings.

[@nuj_01]

Dhanyabad daju.

[@neosapien247]

Thank you!!!!!

[@sntainment4079]

What should one do if the thread has worn out?

[@cjhoyle]

When you say 'worn out' do you mean that the threads are stripped? If it's the outer threads on the fork that are stripped, you may be able to clean them up with a very small file (very carefully). If it's the cone or lock rings, it's probably best to just replace them.

[@sntainment4079]

@@cjhoyleon my pretty old bike, I feel thread maybe worn out because tightly the nut causes it to slip again and again. Is there any remedy for this?

[@mwj5368]

​@@sntainment4079 Hi SN! What happened in your case? Also wondering if all the cones and races are pitted then what? How doyou get the lower cone off that's I think pressed onto the fork? My upper nut slips badly and wondering if I need a new fork. I have think ahead and to go to a rental bench for $5 an hour as I live in a very small apartment that I still have a lot of storage items taking up room.

[@idk-kz2jg]

Can you help me? I screwed the thing and i forgot to adjust it to the height i want and when i unscrewed it the thing that was attached to that screw was missing!! Then i couldnt screw the screw in. HELP!!PLZ

[@cjhoyle]

So you unscrewed the bolt too far and the round end-piece came off? if you flip the bike upside down, the piece should fall out.

[@idk-kz2jg]

@@cjhoyle thx bro me and my friends just fixed it. The piece was stuck in the thing as u said but it wouldnt come off when i put it upside down but with a little effort we managed to screw the bolt in the piece and get it out

[@cjhoyle]

@@idk-kz2jg perfect!

[@zedlieacebedo3933]

so what if i took off the rod inside the stem how can i put it back

[@cjhoyle]

If you remove the stem from the head tube and look down, can you see the metal piece that the rod screws into? Probably your best option is to remove it from the head tube and reassemble before reinstalling the stem.

[@sanapung321]

Thank u

[@techseeker6936]

Hey, i followed the instructions of your video but still wigly can you help me?

[@cjhoyle]

Is it possible that the wobble is coming from a different part of the bike?

[@nicholastetteh81]

It's perfect

[@cjhoyle]

Thanks.

[@Dhibu55]

I my cycle Steerer stem got strucked i tried everything help me

[@cjhoyle]

Did you try the techinique I showed in the video (hammering on the end of the bolt)? Have you tried applying penetrating oil?

[@emmanuelmawuli5621]

My bikes handlebar is giving me a problem I tried to put the stem and tighten it but it does not tighten

[@patrickcassidy9812]

Can you tell me a good type of white lithium grease to use or link where I can order some?

[@idk-kz2jg]

SAME BRO

[@tadassukevicius8239]

How to fix threadless tho?

[@cjhoyle]

It's a different procedure entirely.

[@tadassukevicius8239]

I’m aware of that, but do have a video or something how to fix it?

[@MRRR30]

I came here cause i fd up pretty good but now after like 2 hours im done with fixing my bike.

[@cjhoyle]

Nice work, glad you got it fixed!

[@HelpfulLogic]

Bike handlebar-headset to forks-wheel safety issue: Current design doesn’t allow perfect handlebar-wheel alignment, unsafely swivel’s out of control if loosens, and won’t turn if too tight, so a safer design is required.

[@joshorpilla8774]

Can i click the subscribe button ? And hit the like and last but not the least turn on notifications bell

[@dominicksamuels108]

Thanks for the help 👍👍

[@cjhoyle]

No problem 👍