In a message dated 3/29/01 12:50:22 PM EST, monkey37@bluemarble.net writes:
> Just pull them apart, clean with solvent, and repack with new
> grease and bearings. The problem is little specks of dust, metal, and
> dirt that contaminate the bearings and cause wear on the running
> surfaces. If you just add grease you're not removing any of this, thus
> not solving the problem.
Just last night I did a Tipo rear hub, popped the dust caps off to do a thorogh cleaning and even then there's a space behind the races that was full of old dirty grease. Though these have no lube port, I can't imagine just pumping in grease would have helped. White lithium grease and new balls and it's spinning smoothly again.
Pete Geurds
Douglassville, PA