Hey everyone, I tried searching, and found nothing very helpful, and I posted about this earlier, but it became a “to maintain or not to maintain” debate complete with quasi-personal attacks 
. My wheel doesn’t spin anymore:( . I want to take off the bearing case stuff and see if theres a problem with the little metal balls of fury, or if I acctually broke the hub. I don’t know how to take apart the bearing case, or the best way to clean bearings, or how to put it all back together. I figured it’d be stupid to embark on this mission to fix my baby, if I didn’t know how:o . Any help that you give will be appreciated:D .
what exactly were you doing when they froze
how high was it
where is the video(ok… the first question was serious)
uhm
take the frame off
take the cranks off
take off the spacer?
take off the bearings (bearing puller… i’m sure a neighbor or yours has one…)
take you wheel off the frame and try turning the bearings. If there is excessive resistance when you try to turn the bearings by hand they are pootched.
I wouldn’t bother trying to fix them just bring your wheel to a good shop and ask if they have the proper bearing, if they have the bearing you need they could install them very easily and you don’t have to play with bearing pullers etc.
I doubt you broke your hub as there is not many things that can go wrong with one that is not immediately obvious.
I agree, take the wheel out, if the bearings don’t spin on the axle, chuck them and get some new ones, UDC has them for $8. It’s possible that a spacer has moved and is rubbing on the frame or something, but fairly unlikely.
or… your frame is rubbing your hub… and digs a 1/4" gouge in the hub… the day you get your uni (my DX did it)
What? How?
Take off your bearing caps
Remove the wheel. Then you can tell if the bearings are the trouble with no doubt.
If they are locked up solid, that’s pretty extreme, metal is broken, and they would have to be replaced.
If they are just stuck a bit, a lot depends on what uni you have, how much you will pay.
The common 20x42mm size can be bought at Ebay for 10/ 10$. So that is the way to go if you have that size. Read the # on the side of the bearing, or tell us what uni you have and maybe we can tell you.
I wouldn’t try to clean a bearing unless you have a Torker and are broke. This odd size is 30 $/ set, only available from a uni dealer. In that case you have nothing to lose. Don’t pull off the bearing, as that damages it. Take your cranks off, pry the seal open and blast the balls with the little red straw on a can of wd 40, while spinning the wheel. A desperate, temporary fix IMHO, but if you don’t have 30 $, it may keep you rolling a little while longer. In any other case, it is best to leave bearings alone, don’t mess with the seals or spray them with anything. Most attempts at uni bearing maintenance do more harm then good. But in the case of crapped up bearings there is nothing to loose giving cleaning a try, while you are trying to get new ones.
The new 22x42 ( IDxOD) is also a screwy size, but they sell at UDC for a much more reasonable 8 $ apiece.
When you install new bearings, use a tube or socket that fits over the axle, and drive the new ones on hitting only the center metal ring (inner race ) of the bearing. This is the most important part to remember. If you smack it on hitting the wrong part of the bearing, they will fail again soon.
I thank you all, the advice will not go unheeded!