Re: [CR]hub bearing adjustment

(Example: Production Builders:Peugeot)

Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2001 18:52:20 -0800
From: "Chuck Schmidt" <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>
To: tomwitkop@juno.com
Cc: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]hub bearing adjustment
References: <20010404.211518.-232711.1.tomWitkop@juno.com>


tomwitkop@juno.com wrote:
>
> Dear fellow list members:
> For the long haul, what is a better bearing adjustment-slightly tight or
> slightly lose on a mid or lower-level loose ball bearing hub such as
> Normandy,atom, Schwinn approved? (This is not a problem I experience with
> higher level loose bearing hubs or sealed bearing hubs). I am not looking
> for optimum efficiency but optimal life. I want to avoid the dreaded
> broken axle but also avoid brinneling. When I used to set up bikes, they
> almost universally came with slightly tight bearings-perhaps the
> manufacturer's knew something. In thank you for your current attention
> hereto.
> TomWitkop
> Rockville, Maryland

According to Jobst Brandt: ball bearings should have a preload, otherwise the load is being supported by one or two balls at the bottom of the race.

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, California winter weather is back in L.A. . . . at least what passes for winter weather in L.A.