It may be that Phil bearing service is a thing, but average cartridge bearings are a knock-em-out-and-replace situation. It's not a complicated thing to do, so it might be worth the cost of a set of bearings to see if that solves it.
Will On Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 2:43:33 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > Garth: a worthy tangent here. > > Question: What is your technique for *cleaning *and regreasing hub (and > bb?) cartridge bearings? > > Me, I’ve pried up the seals of Phil bearings and used a fine-tipped grease > gun to squirt more Pep Boys grease into the bearings (squirt if gross > excess of grease, work it in with fingers, wipe up excess, reseal, keep > wiping excess for days afterward) but I’ve never “cleaned” mine (no did any > seem to need it). I’m curious about a good technique. > > Thanks. > > On Sat, Sep 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM Garth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> While I can't say without actually seeing and hearing the hub, I'd be >> highly surprised if it's the bearings as cartridges are incredibly durable. >> I've also never had a cartridge bearing fail, and I've used them since the >> early 80's. Grease drying out, yes, on the oldest ones. No need to replace, >> I pop the seals carefully and clean and regrease them. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bf0ceec9-3b86-42e2-b104-cf222d4905ecn%40googlegroups.com.
