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Old 02-07-19 | 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Koyote
Have you ever disassembled a coaster brake hub? Or rather, have you ever tried to reassemble one? I did it once, and vowed to never open one of 'em again. I still don't know how I got it all back together.

I would just leave it alone. Go ahead and add a caliper, but leave the hub alone.
Way back, when I went to Schwinn School (1980), they taught us to disassemble & reassemble 3 different 3-speed hubs: Sturrmey-Archer, S-A with coaster brake, and Shimano 3.3.3 with coaster brake. I loved doing that.
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