Appreciation post: Finally fixed an old Campagnolo hub that sat in my parts bin for months

Last Tuesday I dug out a vintage Campagnolo Record hub from 1982 that had a gritty feel when I spun it. I Figured it just needed new bearings, but when I opened it up the race was pitted from old dried grease. Spent 20 minutes with some fine sandpaper and a dab of lithium grease and now it spins like butter again. Anyone else have luck saving old Italian hubs or do you just toss em?

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susan4882d ago

Used to just throw old hubs away but you changed my mind with this one.

kim_smith2d ago

@susan488 That's exactly how I felt too. Always tossed them in a drawer or straight into the trash before. Now I save em for a scraper project I saw on YouTube - works great for prying off old door trim without denting it.