Re: [CR]oiling SA hubs

(Example: Component Manufacturers:Chater-Lea)

In-Reply-To: <20020715.175010.-301165.4.atrikerider@juno.com>
References: <20020715.175010.-301165.4.atrikerider@juno.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2002 17:09:50 -0700
To: paul patzkowsky <atrikerider@juno.com>, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Brandon Ives" <monkeylad@mac.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]oiling SA hubs


At 5:50 PM -0600 7/15/02, paul patzkowsky wrote:
>I tried to put oil into my SA AM hub today. Most of it seemed to come
>out. I don't have that experience with AW hubs. Did I do something
>wrong? The hub has a fitting with a retractable ball instead of an oil
>cap.

Use a bent spoke to push the ball down and then drip the oil down the spoke. I don't know if the ball style oil ports came standard, but they're easily dealt with.
enjoy,
Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
SB, CA