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Title: Skyway coaster hub removal
Post by: wildon on February 17, 2010, 06:53 PM

So i'm about to bleach some white tuffs.  I know i have to grease the metal hubs prior.  I have removed all i can hardware wise .. but does the rest of the coaster hub come out anyway?
I wont be able to get in to grease the outside of it properly and i dont really want it getting wrecked.  But do i have no choice?  I dont want to take out the rivets

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Title: Re: Skyway coaster hub removal
Post by: Bigfrawg on February 17, 2010, 06:55 PM

just wallop a fook load of grease all over and inside the hub

Title: Re: Skyway coaster hub removal
Post by: wildon on February 17, 2010, 06:58 PM

what i mean is the outside of the cylinder part that you can see through the gaps in the flange when mounted.  I aint gonna get grease in there without getting it all over the plastic

Title: Re: Skyway coaster hub removal
Post by: snav69 on February 17, 2010, 06:59 PM

Make sure you put Grease on the backs also and in this case all over the central hub section outer or it will corrode to fook  :( when i bleach tuffs i use a thin artists brush to coat the backs  :daumenhoch:

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Title: Re: Skyway coaster hub removal
Post by: snav69 on February 17, 2010, 07:00 PM

Ooops you already replied, just use an artists brush  ;)

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Title: Re: Skyway coaster hub removal
Post by: wildon on February 17, 2010, 07:04 PM

Quote from: snav69 on February 17, 2010, 07:00 PM

Ooops you already replied, just use an artists brush  ;)

 :coolsmiley:

Ok cheers, i'll try that .. sounds like i'm gonna need a steady hand and patience  :)
Thought i might just be able to whack it out .. just wanted someone to say it before i actually did it  :D

Title: Re: Skyway coaster hub removal
Post by: Rombloke on February 17, 2010, 08:08 PM

just out of interest, is that a steel hub not alloy...is so...will it need to be greased

???

just a thought

Dave

Title: Re: Skyway coaster hub removal
Post by: snav69 on February 17, 2010, 08:12 PM

I had my old steel hubbed tuffs in bleach the other week, i still coated them in grease but missed a few places and when i pulled them out they had rusted to fook where there was no grease and damaged the surface Dave  :-[
They where fooked anyway so wasn't really too bothered  :D

Title: Re: Skyway coaster hub removal
Post by: Rombloke on February 17, 2010, 08:25 PM

ok bloke....it was only a thougght...still im not paid to think...lol

Title: Re: Skyway coaster hub removal
Post by: snav69 on February 17, 2010, 08:32 PM

Mine where the old mk1 tuff 2s though  ;) not sure about these ones above  :-\ are they stainless  ??? if so i don't think bleach would damage them would it  :-\
I know fook all about fook all, but i'm a Pro at it  :D  :daumenhoch:

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