I've cut a longer Wheels man. axle to length for Campagnolo hubs. Cut only one side (hack saw and vice with thread protection). Cut a little longer than you might think necessary (about 132mm), and then file to size afterward if it's a little long. Chase the cut threads by spinning on an older cone from the non-cut end, then clean up the threads as necessary with a file.
Also interested in hearing how people replace races in Record hubs.
Mitch Harris Little Rock Canyon, Utah, USA
On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 6:38 PM, Jon Spangler
<hudsonspangler@earthlink.net>wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just bought a used 36H Campi NR lo-fl hub (mid-1970s?) with a 120MM axle.
> I want to convert it to a 6-speed and a 126MM axle, and Dennis Stone at
> Stone's Cyclery here in Alameda recommends cutting down one of the Wheels
> manufacturing (www.wheelsmfg.com) 141MM axles to accomplish this. He says
> it is a stronger axle and will work better.
>
> Has anyone out in CR land used one of the Wheels manufacturing axles for
> this kind of conversion? Do you have any recommendations on how to cut it
> down?
>
> (For example, should I trim the length equally from both ends, or using
> some other method to shorten the axle to 126MM?)
>
> This "new" hub is to replace one of my original mid-1970s NR lo-fl hubs
> (also 36H) that apparently has slightly deformed/no longer parallel races.
>
> I understand that Campi NR hub races can be replaced, but have heard that
> the job is also a pain in the %#! What can I do to salvage this hub, which
> has a small and noticeable irregularity in its bearing smoothness? (I rode
> it for years this way, but would like to repair it if it's a reasonable
> and/or worthwhile task.) Can I swap out the axle from the hub with the "bad
> races" and use it successfully in my "new" used hub?
>
> Any suggestions for artistic or other re-use of an old Campi hub shell?
>
> Where can I find Campi NR-compatible cones, spacers, races, or other parts
> that would fit these hubs? (Normandy Luxe parts used to fit, but those are
> as scarce as Campi parts now...)
>
> Thanks in advance for any and all assistance i=with my
> recycling/reuse/conversion project(s).
>
>
> Jon Spangler
> third-posting-and-I'm-out
> in damp Alameda, CA USA