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Blast of GT85 and packed with grease and they're turning again. From the look of the bearings those seals don't do much.
In other cross related woe I hit some rubble/bricks underneath mud on Sunday and have put a large divot in my (tubular) rim. Is pressure from a vice and two pieces of wood either side of the rim the recommended course of action?
Jon.
I have XO and X9. I use the stock SRAM jockeys. I believe one of them is directional, which is why the shimano ones might not play quite right.
They always seize because they have sealed bearings in them that can't cope with the amount of water and gunk they are subjected to. To fix them I just pop the wheels out, pry off the seals, blast the gunk out with brake cleaner, dry, spin them, then pack with Phil grease and re-install everything.
A bit like BB30 bearings now I come to think of it...
Need to replace all the bearings in my Novatec hubs, too. yay!