Old Military maxim: (Not recommended for Bicycle maintenance)
If a piece of equipment doesn't work, smack it with a monkey wrench. If it still doesn't work, get a bigger wrench. If it breaks, it was defective and needed replacement anyway.
Tom Adams, Shrewsbury NJ
>From: plee1@optonline.net
>To: "classicrendezvous@bikelist.org"
>Subject: [CR]Maxi-Car hub bearing fixed
>Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2004 14:22:39 -0500
>
>Just a followup on the Maxi-Car hub. I was trying to improve a less than smooth bearing condition in my rear hub (actually, down-right crunchy feeling). Jan Heine described how to remove the axle by bracing the hub in a block of wood with a hole for the freewheel threads and banging on the axle.
>
>My first attempt failed when my banging away with a Snap-on plastic coated dead blow hammer snapped the pine block in two. Next I tried a plywood fixture that held up better to the pounding. The alxe didn't budge. Next, I tried a small sledge hammer. It seemed quite brutal. Lo and behold, after a few slams, the bearing freed up and the alxe spun smooth as butter. No play at all, unlike some Phil Wood's I've had. Mission accomplished.
>
>Paul Lee
>Huntington, NY
>
>_______________________________________________
>Classicrendezvous mailing list
>Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
>http://www.bikelist.org/mailman/listinfo/classicrendezvous
------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------ Check out MSN PC Safety & Security to help ensure your PC is protected and safe. ------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------
_______________________________________________
Classicrendezvous mailing list
Classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
http://www.bikelist.org/