Doug Smith wrote:
> Firstly its worthwhile considering whether the need for any bearing
> service is thought to be necessary at all. Much depends on the knowing
> what use any bearing has had whether it be our own or on a purchase made
> from from some unknown scource . A regulary serviced well oiled hub will
> usually last a lifetime on any looked after machine. With the new water
> proof repellent greases available makes this task less needed , having
> said that I've just recently dismantled some Chater Lea hubs from 1952
> filled with old post WW2 (cart) grease hard as a bullet and the cones,
> cup and ballbearings were perfect.
And I thought I was just being lazy when I decided not to open my old Record hubs and instead just inject new grease through the holes in the dustcaps (2cc each race, injected with an 18ga hypodermic needle and syringe)...
:-)
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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA