03-03-17, 05:03 PM
I wouldn't bother. If it's smooth with no notches or clunks it's fine.
I just did mine before xmas at around 40,000miles. But my bike lives out in the rain all year round. It had developed a very minor clunk under braking and over bumps which had gotten progressively worse over the last 2years
It is a nice easy job to do, with the exception of getting the old bearing cases out of the frame. My bottom one dropped out, but the top one was a foccer, with hardly any lip underneath it, to grab with bearing pullers or hit with a bar.
I just did mine before xmas at around 40,000miles. But my bike lives out in the rain all year round. It had developed a very minor clunk under braking and over bumps which had gotten progressively worse over the last 2years
It is a nice easy job to do, with the exception of getting the old bearing cases out of the frame. My bottom one dropped out, but the top one was a foccer, with hardly any lip underneath it, to grab with bearing pullers or hit with a bar.
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