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I've been looking at the hope video and think it's probably beyond my limited bodging skills. Would any lbs do this and how much should they charge?
its pretty bodgable- you can get away with it if you have a vice or a blackndecker workbench and use sockets rather than drifts
ive found the seal seating tool for the seal around the freehub to be really useful though
Ive literally just come in from the garage having taken one of these apart for the first time. It is a bit simpler inside than I thought though it looks like you need a few long thin things to tap bearings out (I use a socket extender from a quarter inch socket set)
do have a look before sending to a shop though as mine is 4 years old and the only ruined bearing is the one at the end of the freehub, you might find the same. And if you are lucky (i.e not me) the freehub just pulls off.
LBS - £15 - £25 labour + £6 per bearing
Might have a dabble. What's the worse that can happen!
Go on - have a go! 🙂
There's a pretty damn good how-to, using standard stock tools, here: [url= http://www.cyclistno1.co.uk/features/maintenance/hope-pro-ii-rear-hub-service.htm ]Cyclist No1 - Pro II service[/url]
I've just stripped down a shagged Pro II I bought for £35. Bit of a gamble, and all the bearings need replacing, so not much of a bargain sadly. The seal around the freehub is a bit loose, does that need replacing as well?
Heat the hub and freeze the new bearings - tie a rag around it and soak it in boiling water - it really really helps with driving the bearings in and out. I can replace most of mine by hand with a hot hub and a frozen bearing
If you end up hammering on the spindle use something to protect teh end of it
anyone know off hand what size socket tools suit as a make-do drift for these please?
mowgli, i dont think so the seal seating tool from hope is very useful for this
dendennis i think the link mattstreet posted has the info