so after all the shit i’ve talked about my DA’s not being cleaned in a while and still being smooth…i finally cleaned and repacked them as part of my new build and it looks like i’ve got a groove in the cups…fuck.
the thing is, the grease was still reasonably clean. way cleaner than i was expecting, but the axle was fucking tight to spin out of the bike. wtf, did they tighten themselves over time and that’s why they’re fucked? oh well i guess, i got em cheap and to be honest i can’t feel the difference on the street, but i feel retartted for letting it happen.
6001 bearings are supposed to fit fine in DA hubs, so you can use the 6001 Phil bearings made for Formula, IRO etc. Dunno about Zeus. Wouldn’t bother with this unless your hub is totally shot though, in which case it’d be a sweet solution to rebuilding the wheel with a new hub.
ok then. i think that part about using a punch to pop out the cups scared me a bit. mine still roll smooth (ish) so i won’t do it yet, but its good to know its an option.
[quote=“carail”]So you can do this to all DA hubs?
What other hubs can you do this to?[/quote]
DA 7600 track hubs yes. Any other hub you need to figure out the right bearing size, and swap out axles. Not sure what other hubs you can do this with.
It helps significantly, but won’t be “good as new.” I’ve done this before on a pitted BB spindle I couldn’t find a replacement for. Basically, the worse the pitting the more riding it takes with the toothpaste in there to smooth things out.
Edit: i’m pretty sure gel toothpaste won’t work for this. Use some cheapo stuff since you’ll use a fair amount of the stuff.