Re: [CR]Campag Factory Hub Cone Adjustment ?

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Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2004 13:56:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: "r cielec" <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]Campag Factory Hub Cone Adjustment ?
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
In-Reply-To: <40D335A8.270A8DFF@earthlink.net>


Chuck: Thanks for clarification. OK - by touch. I am trying to reconcile what must have been an astronomical quantity of hubs Campag produced, even if limited to Record hubs, and a process dependent on fine, manual adjustment. Busy, busy, busy.

Regards,

Richard Cielec Chicago, Illinois

Chuck Schmidt <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net> wrote: Avast there Matey !

"By hand" meaning "by touch" meaning "done with basic hand tools" meaning?????

Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California

r cielec wrote:
>
> Chuck:
> Thanks.
> The manual adjustment: by touch, dial-indicator for run-out, torque wrench on nut?
>
> Regards,
> Richard
>
> Chuck Schmidt wrote:
> r cielec wrote:
> >
> > Ahoy !
> >
> > Any Lister know for certain the Campagnolo factory process for adjusting the hub cones? I expect the process changed over the years.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Richard Cielec
> > Chicago, Illinois
>
> I've actually witnessed the operation. The hubs came off the assembly
> line adjusted by machines and then were redone by hand.
>
> This was in 1995.
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, Southern California
> http://www.velo-retro.com (Campagnolo Timeline, Reprints and T-shirts)
>
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