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06-20-11 | 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by radshark

My local LBS recommends leaving the hubs alone if there are no problems detected. They feel the hubs are sealed pretty good and servicing them so that they operated as good as new is nearly impossible.

So what is the most prudent course of action - leave them alone or repack them?

I've run across far too many cone and cup hubs from Shimano that are poorly adjusted to believe the shop about not being able to adjust them as good as new. However the shop is mostly right about the hubs not needing a lot of service. Cone and cup hubs need more service than cartridge bearings but yearly service is probably too often. In days past, the seals were so poor that yearly service was needed but newer hubs are sealed better. Greases are better formulated as well.

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