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Rear hub savable?

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Rear hub savable?

Postby chilly » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:50 pm

My back brake has been grabbing for a while now. So, with an MOT looming I thought I'd better take the hub off and take a look.
It's obvious that somehow the hub has gone out of true with shiny bits and untouched areas.
Is it possible to have the braking surface skimmed by an engineer or do I need to buy a new one? As you can see from the photo it is an original innocenti hub.
If I need a new one which is the best one to go for?
Cheers in advance, Chris.
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Re: Rear hub savable?

Postby MickYork » Sun Feb 22, 2015 1:17 pm

I suppose it's possible, but you've got to weigh up the costs of a new hub (£60 ?) against the cost and hassle of getting the old hub skimmed.

saying that it would be nice to have a hub that you know is 100% round.
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Re: Rear hub savable?

Postby 911hillclimber » Sun Feb 22, 2015 1:30 pm

Skimming would reduce the thickness of the steel which I doubt was thick in the first place.

Fit a new drum and fresh shoes for the best performance, literally good as new.
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Re: Rear hub savable?

Postby chilly » Sun Feb 22, 2015 1:37 pm

Cheers guys.
Has anybody got any recommendations for of replacement hub make? (or any to definitely avoid). The bike is a 1964 Li150
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Re: Rear hub savable?

Postby drivera » Sun Feb 22, 2015 1:56 pm

Been plenty of threads on here before but avoid RAMP rear hubs , prone to cracking :(
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Re: Rear hub savable?

Postby Angry Bloke » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:07 pm

The remade SIL ones sold by Scooter Restorations are good and I've heard positive reports about the new Scootopia ones
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Re: Rear hub savable?

Postby MickYork » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:51 pm

Chiggy at Lambrettaupgrades is selling UNI ones at £37.99 which seems reasonable.....
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Re: Rear hub savable?

Postby Wack » Sun Feb 22, 2015 5:40 pm

UNI ones used on race bikes
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Re: Rear hub savable?

Postby Rich Oswald » Sun Feb 22, 2015 7:26 pm

drivera wrote:Been plenty of threads on here before but avoid RAMP rear hubs , prone to cracking :(


Heard that FA Italia ones are not brilliant either.
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Re: Rear hub savable?

Postby Dazts1 » Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:49 pm

I've purchased a scootopia one. Same casting as a Spanish and at a good price £65. Weighing up the cost you would be very lucky to pickup a Spanish hub for this kind of money. Definetly the best I've seen for a longtime.
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Re: Rear hub savable?

Postby nickw » Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:49 pm

It might be worth having a look at your brake shoes first because your hub may be ok.
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