Hi Mark,
The races are in very tight. I used to replace these in the old days by gently heating the hub. An industrial heat gun should be OK. Once the temp is about 200f. the race should almost fall out. Be careful as the steel lip can crack if you put too much force on it. Replace the race the same way.
Jim Merz Big Sur CA
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Mark Stonich Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 4:05 PM To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: [SPAM][CR]Campagnolo hub bearing race swap???
I have a Campagnolo Record high flange rear hub, with few miles, but stripped FW threads. I just bought a similar hub with a good body but shot bearing races.
A smart person would have asked this question before buying the second hub, but here goes; Is there any reason I can't remove the races from both hubs and press the good races into the good shell?
I would appreciate any useful tips to make this go smoothly. I figured I'd make a tool with 4 springy prongs, similar to a headset cup removing tool, to remove them.
Mark Stonich;
BikeSmith Design & Fabrication
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