Superstar hubs

coopsman1
coopsman1 Posts: 337
edited January 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Can anyone tell me how I service my superstar Evo hubs?

I have had a look and for the life of me I can not figure out hjow to get to the bearings. :roll:

I have serviced other hubs easily enough.
http://ridewithgps.com/photos/snapshots ... 749872.jpg

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    front or rear?
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • cavegiant
    cavegiant Posts: 1,546
    or middle
    Why would I care about 150g of bike weight, I just ate 400g of cookies while reading this?
  • stu8975
    stu8975 Posts: 1,334
    Pretty sure the end caps are held on with grub screws (my SS Superfast front is, rear on my Superleggera is 2x 5mm allen key endcaps - take skewer out first).
    You do know they use cartridge bearings?? not much you can do in terms of service unless you like taking all the seals out to regrease them.
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    Youth
  • Koiler
    Koiler Posts: 513
    switch evo?

    ive got one in front of me and ive been wondering this as well, there are machined flat bits either side of the axle, it looks like a 17mm spanner on the drive side of the axle, and a 17mm cone spanner on the brake side might let you undo it. im lacking a 17mm cone spanner though so i cant be sure
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    post up pics but I bet they just unscrew.

    rear looks like it from the spares on their webby.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Koiler
    Koiler Posts: 513
    not the best pics, but you can just about see the flat bits machined into the axle that seem to take a 17mm spanner
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    it looks to me that a spanner on either end will allow it to be unscrewed as nicklouse says
  • coopsman1
    coopsman1 Posts: 337
    I am wondering about both front & rear.

    I know they are cartridge but I would like to know how they come apart :D

    I shall try and get some pics up later.

    Oh by the way it is the Switch EVO
    http://ridewithgps.com/photos/snapshots ... 749872.jpg
  • Koiler
    Koiler Posts: 513
    ive put a few pics up above. does the hub look the same as that?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    look inside the Qr hole on the front.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown
  • Koiler
    Koiler Posts: 513
    nicklouse wrote:
    post up pics but I bet they just unscrew.

    rear looks like it from the spares on their webby.

    exactly this.

    17mm cone spanner on the brake side, and 17mm normal spanner on the drive side and they unscrew. i just converted mine to 10mm QR this way
  • submityournentries
    submityournentries Posts: 912
    Koiler wrote:

    17mm cone spanner on the brake side, and 17mm normal spanner on the drive side and they unscrew. i just converted mine to 10mm QR this way

    this be correct, for the front i just popped my adaptors out using a liberal application of force to get them free. (i put a QR down inside the hub and pushed, sorted)
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