Recommend me a decent hub repair service. Please.

Can anyone recommend me a shop/individual who did a great job on servicing their Campag road hubs?

Normally it's something I'd do myself, but I usually only do a half-assed job (i.e. don't replace anything, just clean and regrease it). These are loose bearing by the way (2004 Centaur), not sealed bearing units.

Yes, I did UTFS but it didn't work. For me.

Cheers
Sam

PS I toyed with sticking this in 'mechanics and fixin', but decided it would be best off in here, seeing as it's a question about bits, and not a mechanical question.

any reputable bike shop should do a decent enough job.
but then again i bet it isn't hard to just buy some new bearings and stick them in yourself?

what needs to be replaced?
no need to replace cones if they are smooth with no damage or pitting, if bb's are shiny and if theres no damage or pitting to the cups
replace bb's if there dull or damaged, damaged or pitting cones and i dont think you can replace a cup, a new hub would be called for

just de grease then re grease

oh and check axle to make sure its straight
dismantle the nuts and spacer so you just have the axle and roll it along a flat surface ie table
get down at eye level and see if there are any curves or anything
if there only minor then just get a small hammer and tap them lightly (otherwise you damage the threads) i do mine on the head of a old sledge hammer (what has had the side smoothened off and leveled, so it like the flat bit of an anvil) locked in a vice
if its majorly bowed you need a new one

Therese at Bike Yard east did my Campag record hubs - new press-in bearing cups, cones and bearings. She did a lovely job and not very expensive.

Some Campag hubs do have replaceable bearing cups

@bluequim, that sounds a good option, if sam doesn't want to do it himself.

Sounds good, Bluequinn. The wrong side of London for me, but sounds like it's worth it. Thanks!

PS Added it to the current projects thread, but did I see you on your Steve Goff in Chiswick earlier?

You did :-)
I am loving that bike.

I am not surprised!

What does pitting mean? I recently got Lock 7 to service my rear wheel and on the receipt they wrote "not perfect - hub pitted". Does this mean the hub is on its way out?

what needs to be replaced?
no need to replace cones if they are smooth with no damage or pitting, if bb's are shiny and if theres no damage or pitting to the cups
replace bb's if there dull or damaged, damaged or pitting cones and i dont think you can replace a cup, a new hub would be called for

just de grease then re grease

I does mean it's on the way out. Pitting is where there are recessed areas in the bearings or cones (the smooth surfaces the bearings roll on). They are usually small but mean that bearings can't run smoothly and it will damage the bearings and/or cones further. They said the hubs are putte so I assume they mean the cones not the bearings. You cam replace bearings but not cones.

You can easily replace cones too.

But yes, the bearings are more likely to be damaged than the cones.

Didnt know that. Depends on the hub though I guess