What size of ball bearings are used in Shimano hubs (both mtn and road if they differ).
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A shy person asked:
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What size of ball bearings are used in Shimano hubs (both mtn and road if they differ).
All rear hubs use 9 1/4" balls each side.
All Shimano front hubs and 99% of others use 10 3/16" balls each side.
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Sheldon Brown said:
A shy person asked:
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What size of ball bearings are used in Shimano hubs (both mtn and road if they differ).
All rear hubs use 9 1/4" balls each side.
All Shimano front hubs and 99% of others use 10 3/16" balls each side.
Dura-Ace front hubs have eleven 3/16" balls in each cup.
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capt bike-<< All Shimano front hubs and 99% of others use 10 3/16" balls each side >><BR><BR>
DA is 11 3/26 balls per side-
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Sheldon Brown said:
A shy person asked:
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What size of ball bearings are used in Shimano hubs (both mtn and road if they differ).
All rear hubs use 9 1/4" balls each side.
Wow, those are really big!
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Sheldon "Bottom Brackets Use 11 1/4s" Brown
Even bigger! Are they brass, too?
Pat "Handwriting has its uses" Lamb
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(La ruota stridula ottiene il grasso) said:
DA is 11 3/26 balls per side-
^^^^^^^^ Peter - I've read your comments trash-talking about Shimano for years now
without saying anything, but this really goes too far!-------------------------------
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On 27 Jan 2003 20:47:32 GMT (Qui si parla Campagnolo) said:
DA is 11 3/26 balls per side-
THOSE have GOT to be hard to find!
;-)
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