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Old 04-29-17 | 03:30 PM
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howellhandmade
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From: Oakmont, PA
Source for replacement hub cones?

I have a Schwinn Voyageur that looked not terrible in the CL pics so I asked my wife to pick it up for me. $100, how bad could it be? Well, it has turned into a lovely commuter, but the cables, rings, chain, BB, and hubs were toast. The BB was easily replaced with a take-off cartridge unit from a friend, close-enough rings were found at auction. The hubs would barely turn and felt like pepper mills, but when I opened them up the problem seemed to be confined to the cones and dried grease; the races and balls were fine. I couldnt find replacement cones locally (bike shops didn't carry any parts, wanted to sell new wheels) so I polished out the pitting in my lathe. Which worked a treat, the hubs are silky smooth now, but I don't reckon for long. There didn't seem to be much hardening to begin with, but the metal I'm down to is dead soft. Does anyone know of a source for cones? I believe the hubs are Suntour, but that's going by the skewers.
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