Anyone have experience servicing a Goldtec hub axle, bearings, etc?

Check online, I bought some SKFs for not very much at all... High quality, innitz?

It wasn't that easy when myself and dt done it (replace bearings). It was a bit of a mission to get the bearings in there properly...after a bit of thought we realised we could use a old bit of riser bars to push the bearings in securely. The goldtec I have are a bit old, maybe that's why it was more difficult.

Have you got the new axle spacers as well?
If you have a shorter axle, then your old ones will be too long.

I've just abandoned my chaintug (it wasn't long enough with the current axle position at almost the shortest possible wheelbase.

Finally found a solution that seems to work, regarding getting rid of those pathetic grey cheese washers that deform if you look at them funny.

Found a couple of old track nuts (without encapsulated washers), and have used them as washers, through which the original Goldtec bolts go. Still plenty of threads engaging in the hollow axle. Looking good so far...

good fix, bringmemy. goldtec allan bolt cap things are crap.

Should've thought of it years ago; but you can't hurry wisdom.

No, you just have to wait... Apparently...

It's a game of give and take Jo

You can pick up SKF 6001 bearing off ebay cheap-ish, I have just serviced my Hope XC hubs which have the same ones. Chuck em in the freezer before rebuilding and the slide into the hub body easier.

UPDATE: I tried removing the old axle and bearings last night. One end of the axle had gone a bit out-of-shape at the point where the axle spacers and bearing cartridge had to pass over the get them off. I had to use a bit of brute force with a hammer and some mole grips, which it turns out was a really bad idea. Got them off after about 3 hours but mashed up the bearing cartridge in the process. You live and learn.

Still, it gives me an excuse to upgrade to ceramic bearings. I've found some on chainreaction for £28. These are the right size right? They're 6001LLB, (12 x 28 x 8mm)

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Models.aspx?PartnerID=79&ModelID=37524

Actually - fuck that. £56 for a pair of bearing is a bit steep. Got some SKF ones from bearing-king.co.uk for less than a tenner all in.

Hmm, how do I take my Goldtecs apart? I got sent a new hub shell but having trouble getting the old axle and bearings out. Any tips appreciated.

Once you've pried off the end caps, you just hammer out the axle which brings the bearing opposite the hammer with it, then pull that bearing off the axle and use the axle to drift out the other bearing. To install the new ones, you need a tool which will press on the outer race of the bearing, and something to support the other side in a similar way. Either the proper bearing driver or a bit of tubing faced off square with an OD just less than the bearing OD, and an ID a bit bigger than the inner race OD.

How do I get those sort of "locknuts" off? They are completely round and a can't get a tool in anywhere. Molegrips?

(If you are wondering about the fucked flange go here. Scroll down to the bottom of the first page)

Yeah, but how do I get this sorta "locknut" off?

Just pull it. Yeah, I know it can be hard to get a grip on the bloody things, but it's only held on by an O-ring in a groove on the end cap/spacer thingy, the axle itself is smooth. Gripping the end cap in a soft faced vice (not too hard) will work if your finger grip isn't up to it.

Well, I managed to pry it a little but I have the feeling I'm kinda destroying the cap. Am I doing it right?

You can also see the marks form the mole grips. How the fuck do these things come off?

I said a soft faced vice, you twat! Once you've got it that far, a couple of screwdrivers opposite one another will pry it off. I see you've managed to separate the knurled bit from the main spacer body, but fortunately replacement spacers are quite cheap from Goldtec. You'll probably want to get a new axle and bearings from them while you're at it :-)

Sorry to dredge, but whats the general consensus on how to swap an axle out? Carefully smack it out with a mallet? Or has anyone discovered a more scientific method?

yup, give it a good few taps

Thanks murts

Those caps are press-fit.
They should pop out easy, if not spray PlusGas and leave overnight. Then screw a bolt all the way in the axle, and tap with the rubber mallett

Hi,

I recently bought a Goldtec hub, and am wanting to swap my 120mm axle out for a longer one (luckily supplied by someone who wants to convert to 120mm). I have taken off the bolts, is it just a case of gripping the flats on the sides of the axle with a wrench? I don't want to do any experimenting seeing as it's a rather expensive hub!

Any advice would be appreciated,

Thanks,
Michael