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Now this is the clincher: do you like cake?
Having had "duff" (new) cartridge bearings before and not one for whacking things with hammers - at least not things that need to survive - it's +1 for C & C for me
Cartidge bearing hubs only need the big hammer if you don't heat the hubs. Heat the hubs and they come out nice and easy.
Heat the hubs and they come out nice and easy.
blowtorch or hairdrier ?
Now this is the clincher: do you like cake?
do I look stupid ?
simonfbarnes - Member<snip>
Now this is the clincher: do you like cake?
do I look stupid ?
Mr Kaesae san to the forum please... I bet he's got an opinion on this 😀
SFB - my prefered technique is to wrap a rag around the hub and pour a kettle of boilking water over it. Hairdrier won't get enough heat into it altho a hot air gun will - but at risk to the paint - a blowtorch will wreck the finish
best of all is to put it in an oven - but tricky with a built up wheel
Freeze the new bearings as well.
Nope: Snapped axles? That's just weak alloy!
I used a hope xc wheels for years, including several on the back of my various dh bikes. Never snapped and I've never been accused of being light or easy on my kit. What QR did you use?