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vespanutuk

New Member

• May 19, 2010

• #1

hello all,
i recently inherited a pair of warn freewheeling hubs for my series IIA, i have cleaned them up as they wernt very nice externally, but can someone please tell me, should they be packed with grease or have oil in them.
they were fitted to an old front axle and both had oil inside when i opened them to get them off it.
any help is greatly appreciated.

 

martin1512

Well-Known Member

• May 19, 2010

• #2

The hub bearings, cam face and splines should be packed in bearing grease. If yours have just been covered in oil I would check them very carefully for wear.

 

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vespanutuk

New Member

• May 20, 2010

• #3

i have checked them over and the bearings etc seem good.
i just wanted to know if the freewheeling hub units themselves should be fully packed with grease or oil.
looking at the axle they came off im thinking that the seals had gone and oil had leaked through from the axle? any ideas

 

martin1512

Well-Known Member

• May 20, 2010

• #4

The hub units should be fully packed with grease, there shouldn't be oil in there.

 

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vespanutuk

New Member

• May 21, 2010

• #5

thanks alot,
will repack with a decent grease when i get round to fitting them onto my IIA
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