Hey Harvey!
Can you scan the Hi-E info you've got and post it on-line? Perhaps on Mark Bulgier's site, or Wooljersey, or elsewhere? I've got a fondness for Hi-E gear and no literature.
David
David G. White Burlington, VT
Harvey Sachs wrote:
> Yes, Jason, there is no Santa Claus: Hi-E hubs are basically,
> according to Hi-E literature, held together by the spokes. However, I
> believe that they use reasonably standard cartridge bearings. I have
> some Hi-E literature still (I don't know why). It says, "Hub-ends,
> adapters, and bearings are pressed in place and may be removed in a
> similar manner." I just played with a spare, and my vise and hammer
> did not seem to be an adequate surrogate for a press and jig. But, I
> didn't try warming the hub end, etc. But, it was fun to go through
> Harlan's old product sheets from the late 70s and early 80s.
>
> harvey sachs
> mcLean va.
>
> Has anyone actually disassembled a Hi-E hub? I have
> one that needs service. I have heard that these hubs
> need to be disassembled to change the bearings. I
> think the deal is that the flanges are press fit onto
> the center tube and this all needs to come apart and
> the bearings pushed out of the flanges from the
> outside.
>
> If anyone has first hand knowledge on servicing Hi-E
> hubs, please let me know.
>
> Sincerely,
> Jason Cloutier
> Pawtucket, RI