First off I hope everyone is staying safe out there, wild times we are living in which might explain why have been a bit distracted with the 520. At the end of march I stripped off the rubber so I could deal with some rust issues on this stock front wheel.
It was time for a little naval jelly treatment of the spokes that showed rust.
Its nasty stuff but it did a great job of eliminating the rust on the spokes. After doing this the wheel sat for a few weeks until I got off my duff and opened up the hub.
Ironically I bought these gloves to use for bike work but they have been used for shopping safely instead so today I used them as I had intended when I ordered them.
With help of my cone wrenches I had the hub opened up in no time..
After getting the hub opened I used one of my favorite tricks, the bike computer magnet to pull out the bearings so they don't spill everywhere when you try to remove them.
Unlike most of the wheels I have worked on this hub had a rubber cover instead of a metal one so I wasn't able to pop it out with a screw driver as I normally would. In fact I had no edge to catch even with one of my fancy picks and couple that with a concern over puncturing or tearing the rubber while trying to remove it I decided to leave them in place. I have some cheap pipe cleaner brushes I will use to clean the cups as well as I can and then add some fresh grease and bearings and seal them back up.
Ride. Wash your hands.Smile.Repeat
