Rolf Vector Comp - rear - bearing replacement

[Aaron Fillion]

I have set of Rolf Vector Comp wheels and both wheels need to have
bearings replaced.

The front one does not seem to be a problem, as I am able to remove
both the cartridge bearings from the hub.

However, for the rear wheel there are two cartridge bearing that I can
remove but I can not figure out how to remove the third that is
located inside the cassette body.

Does this bearing actually come out? or is it a part of the cassette?

If the bearing does not come out, is it possible to buy a replacement
cassette for this hub or is it going to be impossible to find this
part?

The wheel is still ridable, however the shifting is really bad because
the cassette is so loose due to this one bearing being shot. It would
be a shame to have junk the wheel over this. The wheels came with my
bike I bought new in 2000, the rear one has 20 spokes and the front
has 18.

If there was no way to fix the Rolf hub, I would like to save the rim,
however I do not think I get a 20 spoke hub.

Suggestion? Thanks for any input anyone can provide.

[Mike Jacoubowsky]

> However, for the rear wheel there are two cartridge bearing that I can
> remove but I can not figure out how to remove the third that is
> located inside the cassette body.
>
> Does this bearing actually come out? or is it a part of the cassette?
>
> If the bearing does not come out, is it possible to buy a replacement
> cassette for this hub or is it going to be impossible to find this
> part?

The bearing in the cassette mechanism isn't replaceable (not to say it's
impossible to do, but it's not made to be); when it goes, you replace the
mechanism (which is available, for about $35, and generally, by the time
that bearing's gone, the guts of the mechanism probably aren't in the
greatest shape anyway). Any TREK/Fisher/Lemond/Klein dealer can order it
for you, if they don't already have it in stock. It removes and installs
with a mondo-sized allen that you'd never use for anything else (so I'd
bring in the disassembled wheel and let the shop quickly do that for you).

--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles
http://www.ChainReactionBicycles.com

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