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Steve P:

--- Quote from: wish id kept my TA on May 18, 2008, 12:05 PM ---Can someone please explain the best way to cover the hubs as I fooked one up last time I put a pair in bleach

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Chris, I used petroleum jelly which is water-proof ... use a brush to coat the inner hubs too  :daumenhoch:

Steve

CD17:
Thanks Steve, I shall give it a go  :daumenhoch:

Those Tuffs look like new  :shocked:

motomagII:
bit wet and dry and polish that alloy hub will be as good as new

ozone:
If you're not too fussed about having bolt-on hubs, you can drill out the rivets, remove the flanges, then put them back in the wheel with the bearing retainers etc facing each other (back to front).  Use the old rivets to hold the flanges in place, then take your axle and slide it through both sets of flanges and carefully tighten the nuts up.  This will pull the hubs back to their original shape.  Take your time but if you do go a little too far you can always flip them the right way round and reverse the process.   Get yourself some replacement bolts and you're sorted.  If you can't find a long enough bolt threaded bar/locknuts works equally well...

If you can't bear bolt-on hubs, go for the home-made press option...

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