It is possible to wear them out, but you need to ride an awful lot to do it.ĥ.
This is probably one of the first Mini hubs we ever built, so it dates from around the year 2000 or so. This particular wheel is off the shop’s errand bike, and it’s been around for a long time. Inspect all of the parts for signs of damage or wear. Use a rag to clean all the parts you’re re-using. Again use the hammer to hit the bolt to remove the DS bearing.Ĥ. Place the center axle back in the hubshell through the DS hub body bearing (the end without the bolt on it). Thread an axle bolt about halfway into one end of the center axle- it doesn’t matter which end at this point. Remove the NDS axle bolt, cone space, and bearing from the center axle.ģ. The axle in these photos is pretty old, don’t worry if yours looks different.
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Remove the DS axle bolt, and slide the conespacer, driver, and driver spacer off the aluminum center axle. You don’t need to hit it as hard as you can.Ģ. This should pop the non-drive side (NDS) bearing out after a couple of good whacks. Then take a mallet or hammer and strike the back of the bolt. Remove the wheel from the bike with the allen wrenches and then loosen the drive side (DS)axle bolt about half way out.
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Overhauling our drivers is covered on this page (coming soon!).ġ. you can purchase Profile Mini Hub Small Parts in our online store, or your local bike shop can order the parts for you. If they are difficult to remove from the axle or hub, that’s a pretty good indication that they are damaged. Also make certain that your cone spacers aren’t crushed or otherwise deformed. A good rule of thumb is that if your hub isn’t skipping constantly, then your ratchet ring is fine. You should also inspect the ratchet ring for wear. Inspect the hub flanges for cracks, and make sure that the aluminum center axle doesn’t appear bent, bashed, worn, stripped, or cracked. You should inspect all of the hub’s part before you begin to reassemble it, to ensure that the hub will perform as close to new as possible when you’re done. You will need new bearings, two 8mm allen keys for the 3/8″/10mm axle, your bike’s axle slots, and a rag. Then you might need to do it 3 or 4 times a year, but the point is that you shouldn’t take your hubs apart just for the sake of taking your hub apart. Overhauling your hubs is not something that needs to be done more than once or twice a year, unless you ride 3 or 4 hours a day, everyday. We are happy to overhaul your hubs here at Profile for a small fee.
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It’s preferred that you use an arbor press or a bearing press to install new bearings in your hubs, but since we recognize that not everyone has access to those, we provide these instructions to make things easier for you. The instructions on this page are applicable for the 3/8 Profile Mini, Totem, and Madera V2 Cassette hubs.
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