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I overhauled my Record hubs (recent model w/ Al axles) - what a
beautiful design and build!! - and now have a question.
The background story:
http://tinyurl.com/7gvre
The grease on the locknut side was reddish-brown dark (dirty) while the
other side was much cleaner, closer to the light yellow. Given the
yellow grease, I think that's the original factory grease and so it
leads me to believe it was never repacked before (2001 model I bought
used last year). I guess it's normal for the locknut side to be
dirtier?
In any case question is that on the front hub, the locknut side
bearings are dull compared to the other side which is shiny, and more
importantly I see the beginning signs of pitting as the balls all have
at least one small pit. I figure I should replace these bearings. Do I
replace just the balls (what size, grade?) or do they sell the bearings
with the retainer. Loosescrews just has balls of different sizes and
grades - I don't know what to order or if they're even the best place
to order from.
Lastly, does greasing from the greaseport work? Does/can the grease
actualy get to the bearings. It seems one would need to put a lot
pressure for the grease to be pushed to the bearings, and if it just
stays in the middle, it would just add drag between the axle and hub
shell. Unless you do very high mileage, it looks to me the best thing
would be just an annual overhaul.
beautiful design and build!! - and now have a question.
The background story:
http://tinyurl.com/7gvre
The grease on the locknut side was reddish-brown dark (dirty) while the
other side was much cleaner, closer to the light yellow. Given the
yellow grease, I think that's the original factory grease and so it
leads me to believe it was never repacked before (2001 model I bought
used last year). I guess it's normal for the locknut side to be
dirtier?
In any case question is that on the front hub, the locknut side
bearings are dull compared to the other side which is shiny, and more
importantly I see the beginning signs of pitting as the balls all have
at least one small pit. I figure I should replace these bearings. Do I
replace just the balls (what size, grade?) or do they sell the bearings
with the retainer. Loosescrews just has balls of different sizes and
grades - I don't know what to order or if they're even the best place
to order from.
Lastly, does greasing from the greaseport work? Does/can the grease
actualy get to the bearings. It seems one would need to put a lot
pressure for the grease to be pushed to the bearings, and if it just
stays in the middle, it would just add drag between the axle and hub
shell. Unless you do very high mileage, it looks to me the best thing
would be just an annual overhaul.