Has anybody attempted to remove the cups from a hub and replace with a sealed cartridge bearing?
I have a Shimano Deore XT hub with a bad cup. Removing the cups is no big deal.
Seems like a 26mm x 9mm x 8mmw sealed bearing (629 RS)would press in just about fine.
Those are a deep-groove bearing. I have not as of yet found affordable angular contact bearings in that size.
I could just reuse the axle and locknuts, adding spacers to get 100mm OLN and go from there.
Would I need an internal spacer to prevent too much side loading?
Any thoughts? (preferably useful thoughts..........the "you're crazy" is a given)