Real hub bearing cassette inquiry

[Chris Crawford]

Hi All:

I've got a Real rear hub, 130mm, Shimano 9sp body and the bearings seem dry and a bit scratchy. I
read in a previous post how someone had replaced the bearing units in a Real mtb hub with "Phil Wood
spec'd" bearings with great success. apparently Real is out of business and judging from the web
reviews I read, I should have done my homework and bought another hub.

Can anyone tell me what this means and what the source of said bearings might be?

Thanks in advance,

Chris

 

[A Muzi]

"Chris Crawford" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Hi All:
>
> I've got a Real rear hub, 130mm, Shimano 9sp body and the bearings seem dry and a bit scratchy. I
> read in a previous post how someone had replaced the bearing units in a Real mtb hub with "Phil
> Wood spec'd" bearings with great success. apparently Real is out of business and judging from the
> web reviews I read, I should have done my homework and bought another hub.
>
> Can anyone tell me what this means and what the source of said bearings might be?

I don't know the actual bearing used in a Real, but hubs of that type use off-the-rack cartridges
available at any bearing house ( Yellow Pages:bearings). The number is on the seal and your local
bearing supplier will have various options.

Many are supplied in oil. Lift a seal to fill with grease before installation.

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