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@chucklebruv
hey well done for having a try at repairing it Jieun. This is one of the repairs which is very good to learn and once you learn it you will not forget
it seems like after your repair, the "cone" nuts were too tight and the wheel would not spin smoothly.
you have to *loosen *one side again until the wheel spins freely/is loose;
you tighten the cone-nut inwards until it touches the ball bearings
then you make precise adjustments, tightening, until the wheel is ***secure ***but still spins round
now the final step is to make micro adjustments to **tighten **the "lock" nut *against *the "cone" nut to **LOCK **your final adjustment. This part is the most difficult because you have to keep the "cone" nut still (not moving) and then screw the "lock" nut next to it and tighten it well.
this means that you may need 2 spanners/wrenches hold each one and do the job.
Notes: there are **two **nuts on *each *side of the wheel, that is **four **in total. There are two so that they "lock" against each other and dont move.