M-gineering <info@m-gineering.nl> wrote:
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>Mark Pounders wrote:
>> I recently bought a bike with an extra set of wheels thrown in. I realized
>> that they were Hi-E Hubs, but the rear hub is broken on the drive side
>> flange. I don't have any experience with Hi-E's and I haven't disassembled
>> the wheel yet, but it looks like the flanges might be replaceable. I don't
>> think this one can be repaired, but I hate to toss anything out. Any advice
>> guys and girls?
>
>HI-E flanges were a pressfit over the bearings and the hubshell
Yes, they are press fit. I know I have replaced one in the past. Harlin gave me instructions on the phone in about 1979. It did not require any special tools. I wish I remembered how, because I also have a Hi-E hub with a broken flange. I will have to re-discover the process myself.
-Mike in Cleveland, OH, USA
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Mike Sherman <mike.sherman@earthlink.net>