Bullseye pulleys were indeed supplied with four washers. One washer was used on each side of each pulley in order to space the cages further apart. I believe the reason this was done was due to the fact that the pulley bearings were standard dimension (O.D. and I.D.) sealed bearings which for their given I.D and O.D. are only available in one width unless you special order them. At the rate they were sold I presume that it was an economic issue - less expensive to include 4 washers; much more expensive to use bearings of a non-standard size.
Eric Elman Somers, CT just replaced 4 Bullseye pulley bearings two months ago.
> Been a while since I installed Bullseye pulleys, but I think you just used
> the original Campy pulley bolts and shimmed with small washers. In fact,
I
> think the little washers came with the Bullseye pulleys. I don't know why
> they didn't just make the pulleys thicker.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jerry Moos
> Houston, TX
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "r cielec" <teaat4p@yahoo.com>
> To: <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 2:42 PM
> Subject: [CR]Replacement Pulleys for NR?
>
>
> > Ahoy:
> > Any suggestions for good replacement pulleys for NR rear derailluers and
5
> or 6 spd friction? This would use a traditional friction width type chain,
> say a Sram PC 48, or such.
> > LBS over the counter pulleys all seem to be too narrow. And, several
years
> ago a technician from Campag, California, advised me not to use Bullseye
as
> they are too narrow. Thought of using washer-shims to increase distance
> between plates but, could not find long enough pulley bolts. How's that
for
> the nuts?
> > See, you folks with bike shops and bins of little stuff have such an
easy
> time of it - just grab it, try it, try something else. I only wish....
> > Thanks
> > Richard Cielec
> > Chicago, Illinois
> >
> >
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