How to Lube Veloce Hubs

[rjk3@my-deja.com]

My wheels have Veloce hubs (2006 or 2007) and the Campy hub manual
says to lube the bearings every 1000 miles, but doesn't say how. Are
these standard cup-and-cone, pair of cone wrenches, or is something
more arcane involved?

[Pete Biggs]

rjk3@my-deja.com wrote:
> My wheels have Veloce hubs (2006 or 2007) and the Campy hub manual
> says to lube the bearings every 1000 miles, but doesn't say how. Are
> these standard cup-and-cone, pair of cone wrenches, or is something
> more arcane involved?

The instructions don't apply to this model of hub as it has non-serviceable
cartridge bearings.

~PB

[A Muzi]

rjk3@my-deja.com wrote:
> My wheels have Veloce hubs (2006 or 2007) and the Campy hub manual
> says to lube the bearings every 1000 miles, but doesn't say how. Are
> these standard cup-and-cone, pair of cone wrenches, or is something
> more arcane involved?

It's a cartridge system, so much longer than 1000 miles, look at
http://www.campagnolousa.com/
for a tech guide to cartridge hubs.

Generally, if you are in the habit of turning the axle only (not skewer)
in your fingertips whenever a wheel is out of the bike, you'll feel dry,
dirty, worn or water-contaminated bearings before it's serious.
--
Andrew Muzi
www.yellowjersey.org
Open every day since 1 April, 1971

[landotter]

On Nov 20, 8:47 pm, A Muzi <a...@yellowjersey.org> wrote:
> r...@my-deja.com wrote:
> > My wheels have Veloce hubs (2006 or 2007) and the Campy hub manual
> > says to lube the bearings every 1000 miles, but doesn't say how. Are
> > these standard cup-and-cone, pair of cone wrenches, or is something
> > more arcane involved?
>
> It's a cartridge system, so much longer than 1000 miles, look athttp://www.campagnolousa.com/
> for a tech guide to cartridge hubs.
>
> Generally, if you are in the habit of turning the axle only (not skewer)
> in your fingertips whenever a wheel is out of the bike, you'll feel dry,
> dirty, worn or water-contaminated bearings before it's serious.

With cartridge bearings, it never gets serious, just time for a swap.