Re: [CR]removing hub grease/dust caps revisited

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From: <OROBOYZ@aol.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 23:31:13 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]removing hub grease/dust caps revisited
To: chuckschmidt@earthlink.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 6/29/2004 11:02:22 PM Eastern Daylight Time, chuckschmidt@earthlink.net writes:

<< I still think it is a not such a good idea to be removing the dust caps from Record hubs. I have wound up with a lot of hubs where the dust cap is hammered in too far and is no longer flush with the end of the hub. >>

That is a neat trick to remove them but I agree with Chuck here..... It's easier to get em out than back in neatly. And each time (the first time often) you remove the dust cap, it starts to wallow out the interface, making the dust cap more likely to loosen or need to be pushed farther in to re-set. Better leave them in place and just use a soft rag and solvents to clean up under the edges.

Dale Brown
Greensboro, NC