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Old 01-30-12 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Amesja
Stripping and rebuilding the hub isn't very hard if you have the special tool.

Here is a site with a bunch of information and 'sploded drawings.

Making the tool isn't too hard either out of a bit of 3/8" gas pipe and cut so that it has two notches to fit into the weird locking nut inside the hub. I can't seem to find link to a DIY tool right now. I should take a photo of the one I made. Cost about $4 in parts and took all of 15 minutes to make with a hack saw and file.
I made mine out of a cracked "peanut butter" wrench and a bit of 1/4" steel rod:

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