In article <aSgSc.238593$%_6.73666@attbi_s01>, "Shayne Wissler" <thalesNOSPAM000
@yahoo.com said:I've got a Bontrager Select rear wheel that seems to have a hub anomaly. The
lbs has tried to fix it several times, replaced the axel and bearings but it
still catches when tightened normally so it's running a little loose, with
some lateral play.
This is not good. The wheel shouldn't have any lateral play. This is no
"anomaly", it's either a ruined component or incompetent wrenching. Most
likely the bearing races are bad, if it has loose bearings. Was the wheel in
an accident? That's the only other possibility that comes to mind.
Quoted message said:
One guy at the shop told me he'd heard of bearing blowout, I guess where the
hub has a catastrophic failure from overheating.
Yeah. In cars. Not that likely here. But using the wheel as it is will
quickly ruin the races if they are not gone already. If this wheel is still
under warrantee, you need to insist that they fix it properly. If not, just
replace the hub and it will be fine. Yes, maybe just replacing the races is
possible, but it may be more expensive and will be more work than replacing
the whole hub.
David L. Johnson
Department of Mathematics
Lehigh University