aka Tom Reingold
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
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Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
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Another technique, which I occasionally use, is to slather grease on the race portion of the axle, insert the balls on that layer of grease, and gingerly insert the axle into the fixed cup. There is good potential for one or more balls to fall, but I usually manage to do the job.