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I'm servicing the bearings in my Shimano WH-M775 wheelset. The tech document:
[url= http://techdocs.shimano.com/media/techdocs/content/cycle/EV/bikecomponents/WH/EV-WH-M775-R-2769B_v1_m56577569830728616.pdf ]Shimano Tech Doc[/url]
Shows some sort of caged bearing, "item 5: Ball retainer (3/16)"
Can I just replace this with lose 3/16inch ball bearings? Or do I have to get one of the caged bearings?
thanks Jai
anyone?
can't see any reason why they need to be caged, other than ease of assembly, but you will need a few more bearings to take up the space of the missing cage.
cool thought so. I assume the same method as headset bearings applies? ie Fill up the cup and take a couple out.
thanks Jai
Just remember XT uses/requires Grade 25 bearings. Not Grade 100. And certainly not the Grade 1000 rubbish sold at most LBS.