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01-29-21, 10:20 AM

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Unca_Sam

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Originally Posted by SirMike1983

Thanks. I'll probably convert to the loose 1/4 bearing balls when I run out of caged bearings.

I guess the biggest downside is that you'll need a bed of grease to bed them into while you adjust the cones. If you wanted to make an "oil only" hub, that grease will just end up adding to the mess.

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