Re: [RBW] Ultegra Wheel Hubs with Seal Bearings

2012-02-06 Thread jimD
I don't see the cones, the axel isn't threaded - what am I missing? -JimD This new fangled stuff is going to take me some getting used to. On Feb 5, 2012, at 7:36 PM, Elton Pope-Lance wrote: Ultegra hubs are cup and cone. I overhaul and replace the balls about every ~10K miles, though they

Re: [RBW] Ultegra Wheel Hubs with Seal Bearings

2012-02-06 Thread jimD
Hah! I see says the blind man. I asked the google, found and RTFM the FM. Not so new fangled as I was assuming - I'm happy now cause I know how to work on these. -JimD On Feb 6, 2012, at 6:35 AM, jimD wrote: I don't see the cones, the axel isn't threaded - what am I missing? -JimD This

Re: [RBW] Ultegra Wheel Hubs with Seal Bearings

2012-02-06 Thread Jeremy Till
Hah! Glad it worked out. As a mechanic, that's one of the things that I actually appreciate about the relative ubiquity of Shimano products...they've stuck with traditional axles and bearing technology, so it's always possible to service them. Even their sealed MTB hubs are just cup and

[RBW] Ultegra Wheel Hubs with Seal Bearings

2012-02-05 Thread jimD
I'm used to 'old school' cone cup bearings. How long do the sealed bearing on these modern Ultegra hubs go before they need replacing or servicing. Mine have about 15k miles on them. -JimD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups RBW Owners Bunch group. To

Re: [RBW] Ultegra Wheel Hubs with Seal Bearings

2012-02-05 Thread Elton Pope-Lance
Ultegra hubs are cup and cone. I overhaul and replace the balls about every ~10K miles, though they haven't really needed it that soon. Elton Pope-Lance Natick, MA On Feb 5, 2012, at 9:44 PM, jimD wrote: I'm used to 'old school' cone cup bearings. How long do the sealed bearing on these