Recent content by Jgnp15333

I wish that the dry ice method was a surefire method for this. I think I will be going to my friends robotics lab to refit these bearings. I will throw that out there regarding milling those two grooves. If I keep this for the long haul, it would be nice to NOT have to go through this again.

I have a silver frame but, as much as I would like to custom color it, I'm not feeling up for a complete disassembly yet!

Thanks for the advice good people. My blood pressure finally dropped out of the stroke-zone! I'm doing this bike facelift because the previous owner had some mishaps that really killed the aesthetics of the bike. It is several different colors of blue, the tail section is broken and glued...

You're looking at the bore of the wheel. The new needle bearing's outer race will be seated up against the newly marred surface. Is this a salvageable situation or am I now in the market for a new rear wheel?

Kill me now!

So, I am sending my wheels off to be powdercoated next week. Since they have to be baked, they must be stripped completely. I didn't have any issues removing any of the bearing until I got to the rear wheel. The first whack with a screwdiver confirmed that there was NO meat to hammer on...