i rebuilt mine without any special tools; got the esoteric rebuild bits from hadley, & the common bearings from a local shop. lubed with light grease i had kicking around. works great. not a big deal.
My shop put some light oil in mine once and it leaked out and got on the brake rotors and pads. :angry: Since then I have used Campy ball bearing grease. Its super thin and I use it VERY, VERY sparingly.
i just can`t remember it right now ,BTW Mike sez`s no grease ............................,I remeber it silcoline oil or some thing sounds like it (sp?)
For tear-down instructions, do a search on mtbr. James from go-ride posted step-by-step instructions. The title of the thread is a real whiney: 'Paging James from Go-ride' or something.
Originally posted by Incubus For tear-down instructions, do a search on mtbr. James from go-ride posted step-by-step instructions. The title of the thread is a real whiney: 'Paging James from Go-ride' or something.
Originally posted by Scott@GO-RIDE.com For just some general maintenance you will need two tools. A spanner wrench (red) for the cassette side of the hub and the right size cone wrench for the disc size of the hub. The disc side of the hub comes in two sizes a smaller one for older Hadley hubs and a larger one for new hubs. I can't remember the exact sizes and have no way of checking because I'm still working from home due to some injuries last week. Hadley also makes these tools for their hub and they work beautifully, but the job can be done with care by the standard bike tools I listed above.
1. Remove the cassette and the disc. You don't absolutely have to, but it makes things easier and will keep lube off your disc.
2. Use the two tools to break the treads free on the two end caps. (Lefty Loosy)
3. Once the threads have been loosened you can finish removing the end cap (usually the cassette side).
4. Turn the hub so it is standing on the disc side and pull that end cap and the axle out of the bottom of the hub (disc side).
5. Gently pull upwards on the cassette body and it will pull free of the hub body. You can now see the paws that engage your hub. From this point you can also remove the needle bearings in the cassette body. Play close attention to the direction of the seals and bearings.
6. Wipe down all the parts as clean as you can and check for any wear or cracks. In most cases the hub just needs some fresh lube.
7. I use a little light grease on the axle and bearings faces.
8. Slide the axle back through the disc side so it is coming through the cassette side hub bearings.
9. Reassemble the needle bearings and cassette body. While doing this coat the needle bearings with machine oil (not grease). Machine oil is a light oil also referred to as sewing machine oil.
9. With the hub facing up (cassette side) fill the ratchet area with machine oil.
10. Slide the cassette body back onto the axle and into the ratchet ring. Extra oil will ooze out.
11. Install the end cap and tighten snuggly, but not so much as to cause much drag.
For the next few rides extra oil will continue to ooze out and attract dirt. Clean this after each ride until it ceases.
Again, Im writing this from home and from memory, but it should be really close. Always take your time and dont force things.
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