Re: [CR]Removing Campagnolo hub dust covers

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Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 09:53:30 -0500
From: "John Thompson" <JohnThompson@new.rr.com>
Organization: The Crimson Permanent Assurance
To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
Subject: Re: [CR]Removing Campagnolo hub dust covers
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Eric Elman wrote:
> Too get the covers in nice and straight, I use a socket just smaller in
> diameter than the cover, placed on top of the cover (soft cloth in
> between) and place in a small press that I own. For the other side I
> use a large socket with an i.d. just larger than the o.d. of the center
> part of the hub - place a heavy cloth inside to protect the finish and
> again use the press to get the cover in nice and straight. Sounds like
> a lot of trouble but actually takes just a quick moment and eliminates
> the issue of dealing with covers that normally don't like to go in nice
> and straight.

Another thing that works well is a short piece of PVC pipe to tap the covers into place. No need for the heavy cloth, and I find it easier to control as well.

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-John Thompson (john@os2.dhs.org)
Appleton WI USA