Originally Posted by
fietsbob
If you want to try it , seek out angular contact sealed bearings instead of radial contact.
Cup and Cone are an angular contact type arrangement.
Yup. As I said, I have not located any affordable angular contact cartridge bearings in the required dimensions.
Originally Posted by
davidad
Replace the shimano hub and take better care of it. With proper maintainance the hub should be alive past your due date.
The hub was acquired in its current condition, but, thanks for the tip.
Originally Posted by
Airburst
if you do use cartridge bearings (the correct term for what you're hoping to fit - cup and cone bearings can also be "sealed")
The very nomenclature I used in my initial post.