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Old 08-28-2008, 12:21 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by creekster View Post
I know thi sis old, but I was thinking abotu it today. This doesn't seem right to me. The bearings shouldn't float around like that, shoudl they? Doesn't this mean the races wern't properl;y seateed or were otherwise defective? Back iun the day when I used to repack my own bearings (I know, I know) the bearings were held in position by the race, as I recall. Was this a bad install by the shop or the wheel manufacturer?

RCViking, didn't you used to re-pack your own wheels? Bearings arn't supposed to float like that are they?
Boy, you've got me. I've never taken them apart with the intention of fixing them or replacing them. The only time I've ever used ball bearings was as ammunition for my sling shot.
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