Re: XT hub : to service or not ?

On Oct 31, 1:40 pm, jim beam <spamvor...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
news.virgin.net wrote:
Hi,
I bought a wheel for my tourer with an XT hub after trashing many wheels
over the years and it's been wonderfull. The bearings are still completely
smooth and have no detectable play. The question is - should I bother to
replace bearings and grease ? It has done about 4000-5000miles, mosly on
road and is just over a year old. I understand that replaceing the bearings
on a free hub is more involved than on a free-wheel so I'm wondering if I
should bother until some play is detectable. I was on a ride a while back
with a guy who had XT hubs for touring and he said he hadn't touched them
for years.

Thanks in advance,

Bruce.

i'd leave it. you'll likely introduce more contaminants "cleaning" it
than leaving it alone.

I agree. And 5000 miles sounds like a short interval to me. I've got
some Ultegra hubs with WAY more miles in crap wet grimy conditions
that are still smooth as silk from the factory.

But that is of course no reason not to do it if you want to.

Joseph

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