Number of balls helicomatic silver hub
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Number of balls helicomatic silver hub
I have a beautiful old raleigh quasar i'm bringing back from the dead. While servicing the rear hub today i counted 24 balls when they came out. After cleaning everything i went to put them back in and counted 23. I've already found the right side holds 13 balls, and the left side seems to be at least one ball short when i put 10 balls in that side.
Can someone verify how many balls this hub holds?
Can someone verify how many balls this hub holds?
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The Maillard Helicomatic hub uses 13 5/32" loose ball bearings per side.
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Found the missing ball and bought a couple more. The bike is a lot quieter and smoother now there's 13 on each side. Thanks for the help!
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Found the missing ball and bought a couple more.
Anyway, just an opinion.
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