vegasrealtor

Hello all,
As the title states, I am in need of help to find the correct parts for my front hub so I can rebuild it properly instead of riding it cobbled together.
I went to my LBS and they sold me cones that were so wrong it didn't even make sense. I could literally see the bearings through the huge gap it created. I now have cone nuts that are very similar to my originals but my dust caps do not fit since the outer diameter is slightly smaller so they just simply slide off.
I have tried to include plenty of pictures. The hub is in good enough shape for me. I think if I had the correct dust cap or maybe a new cone nut/dust cap combo I would be ready to rebuild it and go.

The hub does not have a lip on the inside for the dust cap to hold onto. It is flat so I am guessing it just gets held down by the force of the tightened cone nut it attaches to. I tried to silicone the dust cap to my cone nut but I don't think it sealed tight enough since when I took it all apart today it had gotten wet from when I last washed the bike.

FBinNY 

I hope those black stains aren't deep corrosion because otherwise you're looking at the beginning of the end. If you can't feel them with a pencil point, you;re probably OK, at least for a while.

Now, the dust cap has to exactly match the hub shell so the press fit works. Then the OD of the cone has to be slightly smaller than the ID of the cap to leave a small running gap. If the caps have a rubber lip seal, they have to match that within it's working range.

IME- the right caps are harder to find that the right cones, so if your caps are still OK, use them, and shot cones. Then if the cone OD is too small, you need to get creative and fill the gap. Depending on how bad, you can try heat shrink tubing, a piece of PVC tubing, or any other method that works. On one hub with an emergency field repair, I used oversize washers to trap an O-ring between the axle and the dust cap face to make a seal.

So, get what works best then impovise to make it work better.

Otherwise, PM me your address and put a case of Kubuli in the fridge.

fietsbob

The Pothole like flaws in the Cup Bearing race ring, as seen in the top picture would have me questioning


why the attachment to the hub cannot be severed, and just proceed in replacing the wheel .

vegasrealtor

Let me just make sure I am understanding this correctly. On this type of dust cap, the dust cap should stay stationary with the cone nut instead of staying with the hub. If thats the case I am wondering if I could use a socket to hold the dust cap in place and glue/adhere the cone nut to the dust cap to hopefully achieve a good enough seal.
If I could get an adequate seal with attaching to the hub, I would just silicone it directly to the hub and adjust the cone nuts afterwards.

hueyhoolihan

those first couple of pics have me wondering whether or not the cup has been destroyed in places.

vegasrealtor

Just to elaborate, the first two pictures are of the same mark. Just different angles so I could show the surface that the cap sits against.