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Old 11-10-10 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by GrayJay
It is usually a good idea to re-lace old hubs so all the spokes sit the same way as previoulsy done, but in this case you might want to alter the lacing at the hub so that the spokes are not bearing directly on the previously corroded flange. There should be plenty of uneffected material left though I wouldnt try using these for radial lacing which is most prone to causing flange failure.
I once had a hub with similar and I did what you describe. The hub is now unusable because a few of the sections of the flange broke.
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