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Noise from the rear wheel, tear-down help needed
I have a older road bike wheel for my 1986 Serotta. It's a Shimano 600 tricolor 130mm hub for cassette. It has a 8-speed cassette installed. The rim is a Mavic Open Pro that is about 25 years old.
The wheel makes a rattling sound that I want to eliminate. It is also no longer true, and I'll have a pro rebuild it with new spokes. First, I want to eliminate the source of the noise.
I've just changed the cassette, just to make sure the cassette is not the source of the noise. My current theory is that loose eyelets in the rim might be the problem. The hub seems fine, no mechanical issues in the last 500 miles.
What steps should I go through to isolate the parts of the wheel that is causing the noise?
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