Hi picked up a nice pair of these hubs the other day but the rear needs at the least a clean and new grease pumped in, at worse the cartridge bearings replaced.
I'm curious if anyone has done this before for these hubs, if there's anything particular to look out for.
So at first I'm considering just cleaning them out and seeing how they roll, as the grease is so dry that may be all that's needed.
Here's what you see when you open one up:
It looks like the brass bearing cage ought to lift off giving better access to clean out the internals and pump new grease in, but at least with finger nails alone it refuses to budge. I'm not keen to get in with anything more abrasive if it's not going to come out and just bend.
Here's a cut-away/schematic of the hubs:
http://equusbicycle.com/bike/pelissier/ ... issier.jpg
It's not clear if the axle is stepped internally to allow you to easily hammer out the bearings. Is there a fool proof way to get bearings out of a hub regardless? I don't want to just be hammering pointlessly on something that won't ever budge
I'm curious if anyone has done this before for these hubs, if there's anything particular to look out for.
So at first I'm considering just cleaning them out and seeing how they roll, as the grease is so dry that may be all that's needed.
Here's what you see when you open one up:
It looks like the brass bearing cage ought to lift off giving better access to clean out the internals and pump new grease in, but at least with finger nails alone it refuses to budge. I'm not keen to get in with anything more abrasive if it's not going to come out and just bend.
Here's a cut-away/schematic of the hubs:
http://equusbicycle.com/bike/pelissier/ ... issier.jpg
It's not clear if the axle is stepped internally to allow you to easily hammer out the bearings. Is there a fool proof way to get bearings out of a hub regardless? I don't want to just be hammering pointlessly on something that won't ever budge