hope sealed hubs

rich222

Dirt Disciple
I am a bit of a newbie to bike maintnance but does anyone know how to get to the bearings of this hope hub? see someone has tried screw drivering it before

tried looking on http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/article/w ... hub-21950/

but it does not have allen key sockets to do that way.

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I'd definitely try and get some form of mallet and / or plastic drift to get the axle out. The ali axles are mega soft and will get mashed it you just belt 'em (I learnt the hard way the first time I tried to change the bearings).
 
Or put a small bolt with washer in the hole and smash that if you are having too much 'give' with softer tools.
 
Hold wheel in the middle by spokes
Wallop with a mallet on one end
the axle will push through,in turn pushing the other spacer out enough to get fingers under it.Failing that rest the hub over something with a hole in it big enough for the end cap to go through and use something[plastic or wood] to drift it out totally
 
Wasnt there a chap on here who said he had the actual proper tools to service all Hope hubs that he would lend out for the cost of the post to you plus a little 'security money'?
 
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