these are sealed bearing, ti axle....
>From: Byron Morton
>To: skip sinatra
>Subject: Re: [CR]Big Sticky...OMAS HUB Question
>Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 11:37:25 -0800 (PST)
>
>Skip,
>i had a nos zeus hubset get into the same sticky
>situation. it's no big deal - dissasemble & degrease.
>repack with fresh grease and hit the road. the cones
>and balls should be just fine - i reused the ones in
>the zeus. of course check for pitting or rust just
>incase moisture made it's way inside the hub.
>
>cat urine may help unstick the bearings, but it smells
>terrible - try some of that orange-based degreaser -
>it smells better.
>cheerio,
>byron
>
>
>--- skip sinatra
wrote:
> > I've got a pair of NOS OMAS Big Sliding/Big Smoothy
> > hubs....problem is , in sitting for nearly 30 years,
> > they have become sticky, gummy....any good solutions
> > that don't involve machine shops and bearing
> > replacement?
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks eternally,
> >
> >
> >
> > Skip Sinatra, a distant cousin
> >
> > Frog Level VA
> >
> >
> >
> > Disclaimer PS: if applying cat urine to to exposed
> > bearing is the solution....let me know. The bike is
> > neither a masi, a hairy masi or a colnago. I am not
> > doing this for art or profit. I don't live in
> > California, have never seen Carlsbad and am not
> > installing these on a Hyster, Mitsubishi or any
> > other name brand forklift
> >
> >
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