Tip for repairing old axle grease seals
04-19-05, 02:43 PM
#1
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SoCal - on ramp to the apocalypse ;-)
Posts: 65
Bikes: Nishiki International, Bianchi Pista, Kona Coiler, Raleigh '03 Professional
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Tip for repairing old axle grease seals
The rubber seals on my old Nashbar hub seals were so brittle with age they disintegrated when removed to repack the wheel bearings. Naturally the size (30x16x3 mm) is unobtainable so I borrowed an old technology from my British motorcycle mechanic days - felt. Felt is a great sealing material with a wicking yet non-scoring action and keeps road grit out just fine. It is easily obtainable at the hardware store in several thicknesses as padding to go under furniture. All you need to do is punch out (or cut) the correct shape and glue it in the old metal seal housing after cleaning out all the old rubber part. RTV silicone worked fine for me.
04-19-05, 09:06 PM
#2
SE Wis
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Posts: 10,501
Bikes: '68 Raleigh Sprite, '02 Raleigh C500, '84 Raleigh Gran Prix, '91 Trek 400, 2013 Novara Randonee, 1990 Trek 970
Mentioned: 40 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 2742 Post(s)
Liked 3,389 Times
in
2,052 Posts
And no Lucas electrics or whitworth hardware to boot!
04-20-05, 08:40 AM
#3
Senior Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: SoCal - on ramp to the apocalypse ;-)
Posts: 65
Bikes: Nishiki International, Bianchi Pista, Kona Coiler, Raleigh '03 Professional
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
You got that right 
Ah Lucas, the great Prince of Darkness. And how about the torque setting for British cycle threads - tighten till it strips, then back off half a turn!
Ah Lucas, the great Prince of Darkness. And how about the torque setting for British cycle threads - tighten till it strips, then back off half a turn!
04-20-05, 08:56 AM
#4
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,442
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 1 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
Hehe- few of us recall when any good mechanic had to keep at least three (four when Japan standardized their own metrics)sets of spanners and sockets.
