>Amir Avitzur wrote "it has a Shimano 3.3.3 hub that I'd like to disassemble and re-"grease".
Amir,
>From my experience you may need the Shimano tool to remove the large threaded ball race. Unlike a S-A,
you can't use a punch or nail set for this purpose. These come up occasionally on ebay.
Also, from my experience the Shimano internals to these hubs were extremely hard heat treated (overly
so?) and one tended to find more broken parts on disassembly compared to a S-A. If you can pick up a
spare hub somewhere for parts I'd advise you to do so. That said, I don't remember too many 3.3.3.'s with
a coaster brake "back in the bike shop day - '66 - '76". Good luck!
Best regards,
John Wilson
Greensburg, PA
USA
disassemble and re-"grease".
Amir,
>From my experience you may need the Shimano tool to remove the large threaded ball race. Unlike a S-A,
you can't use a punch or nail set for this purpose. These come up occasionally on ebay.
Also, from my experience the Shimano internals to these hubs were extremely hard heat treated (overly
so?) and one tended to find more broken parts on disassembly compared to a S-A. If you can pick up a
spare hub somewhere for parts I'd advise you to do so. That said, I don't remember too many 3.3.3.'s with
a coaster brake "back in the bike shop day - '66 - '76". Good luck!
Best regards,
John Wilson
Greensburg, PA
USA