Fix a Bicycle Wheel

#  Flip the bike upside down, balancing on the handlebars and seat.[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 1.jpg|center]]
#  Loosen nuts on the axle on the forks.[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 2.jpg|center]]
#*  Beneath the nuts may be retaining washers that protrude into the forks.[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 2Bullet1.jpg|center]]
#  Firmly pull the wheel from between the caliper brake pads and off the forks.[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 3.jpg|center]]
#  With a blunt flat blade screwdriver, gently force between the rim and tire[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 4.jpg|center]]
#  Pull tire over the rim and begin sliding the flat blade around the rim, exposing the inner tube, leaving the tire on the rim..[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 5.jpg|center]]
# Remove the inner tube and replace with a new inner tube[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 6.jpg|center]]
#  Align the valve stem through the drilled hole of the rim[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 7.jpg|center]]
#  Press the extruded tire all the way around the rim up until you must employ the flat blade once again to slide along the rim until the outer tire is on the rim.[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 8.jpg|center]]
#  Slowly add air to the tire, allowing the inner tube to release kinks[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 9.jpg|center]]
#  Complete the inflation to the recommended air pressure[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 10.jpg|center]]
#  Realign the tire back onto the forks, placing the retaining washers in their respective depression[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 11.jpg|center]]
#  Spin the wheel, watching from a birds eye the wobbling. Stop the wheel where the tire moves to one side and adjust the axle on the forks.[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 12.jpg|center]]
#  Loosely tighten the nuts, enough for a new 'wobble' test.[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 13.jpg|center]]
#  Once the wheel is aligned, brace the tire against your chest and tighten the nuts completely.[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 14.jpg|center]]
#* Some tires have spin off axles that only require a quick spin to loosen.[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 14Bullet1.jpg|center]]
#* Rear tires on a gear bike require a few more steps[[Image:Fix a Bicycle Wheel Step 14Bullet2.jpg|center]]

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