A silly question but....

rob_mafia
rob_mafia Posts: 136
edited June 2009 in MTB beginners
I have got my sticky mits on a hope pro 2 hub, I have the QR conversion a bearing spacer and bearings, but my question is this, do I still need to grease the bearings even though they are closed casing??


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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    you can but you must take are not to damage the seals.

    if new they will have grease in them.
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  • elPedro666
    elPedro666 Posts: 1,060
    Normally I'm pretty viciously pikey, but for the couple of quid they cost even I don't bother trying to re-grease sealed bearings! :wink:

    Especially not when they last as well as Hope's.
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  • Mr Wu
    Mr Wu Posts: 1,238
    Rob

    The convertion kit, is that for a 10mm down to a 9mm QR?

    Ive just brought a bolt through Hope Pro2 rear hub.
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  • rob_mafia
    rob_mafia Posts: 136
    Yeah it's the 9mm QR kit I used for the front wheel.

    I believe this is what you need mate


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  • dave_hill
    dave_hill Posts: 3,877
    Rob Mafia wrote:
    My question is this, do I still need to grease the bearings even though they are closed casing??

    The Hope hub bearings (in fact all their bearings) are industrial standard sealed cartridge bearings. Fit and forget. When they start making funny noise or get play in them, replace them.

    Simples.
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  • Major Dan
    Major Dan Posts: 53
    If you're fitting new bearings into an old shell, try using a little bearing fit around the outer shell (the face that mates to the Hope shell)

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