1988 A.C.S 6 speed hubs?
05-24-21, 04:08 PM
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1988 A.C.S 6 speed hubs?
I'm going through my wheel pile, and pulled out a 6 speed wheelset with 1988 dated A.C.S hubs. They came on a 1989 Centurion Sports Deluxe. The rear rim has a flat spot and the axle is bent, so I'm guessing some one got boisterous. I was wondering if anyone was familiar with these hubs? The dust covers say sealed bearings and I'd like to confirm that they take a standard axle before pulling them apart. Thanks.
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IIRC member bulgie has a good familiarity with American Cycle Systems, Inc. products...
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if you do not receive satisfactory answer here you might wish to consider posting the question also to the BMX forum as most ACS products have a BMX application and there are sure to be experts on the company's product range there...
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IIRC member bulgie has a good familiarity with American Cycle Systems, Inc. products...
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if you do not receive satisfactory answer here you might wish to consider posting the question also to the BMX forum as most ACS products have a BMX application and there are sure to be experts on the company's product range there...
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05-25-21, 10:16 AM
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Thi is an entry level model, so the "sealed bearings" desingnation is almost certainly only a reference to to a rubber seal on the cone or dust cover. Also, sealed cartridge bearing hubs of the era rarely used a dust cap. If you want confirmation, post photos of the hubs.
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I mainly know that brand from the 80s glory days of bmx. I wondered it it was a bmx hub, respaced for multispeed use.
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Here some hub pictures. It looks like they have rubber dust shields providing the "seal".
Extra credit question: can anyone identify the ARAYA rims? I didn't notice the offset drillingthe first time around. Hopefully the "hop" is more of a bent axle effect than rim damage.
Extra credit question: can anyone identify the ARAYA rims? I didn't notice the offset drillingthe first time around. Hopefully the "hop" is more of a bent axle effect than rim damage.
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