Showing posts with label conversion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conversion. Show all posts

Monday, June 17, 2024

Conversion of ball bearing to sealed bearing in a Deore hub

Wheels of Happiness

I have been thinking of converting from ball bearing (as is often with Shimano hubs) to sealed bearing.  They say it is longer lasting, less prone to bearings getting loose, and getting grit, and affected by water causing their early failure.

The sealed bearing number is RS 6000.

The challenge are with the axle.  4 options:

1.  A anew axle with stopper for bearing (that should fit RS 6000
2.  Put nuts inside the old shimano inside as bearing guide and stopper.
3.  Put a tube shim inside;
4.  Do nothing with the axle.  Just hand tighten the outside cones.

What do you think?   Choose 1 or 4.




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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

New Free Hub technology that we may not be aware of

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
4.14.2021

This post came across new free hub technology (I was not aware of this)

1.  Old tech:  the shimano free hub with narrow and wide spline.
2.  X drive by SRAM (to accommodate their 10 -42 developed in 2013
3.  Microspline developed in 2018 for the 12 speed cogs