H: Hubs, Wheels and Tyres Crack in rear hub

[ernie]

You are kidding…. right?

What would you consider an emergency?

 

[davidd]

Phil Lamour in Canada had made some billet hubs, so I jumped on the bandwagon and had a small batch of front and rear hubs made, primarily for the racers. Taking a cue from Charlie, I used a metric bearing, which was easily available and also available in ceramic ball bearings.

David

 

[Vincent Brake]

true, but when you buy new they are from Billet, or if cast ones from the strong cast Alu.

 

[davidd]

Vincent,

I have never seen billet hubs available from anyone. The best casting aluminum over here is not as strong as the billet of almost any easily available high-strength aluminum alloys.

David

 

[Michael Vane-Hunt]

I bought a pair of billet hubs when my rear hub broke. Fairly sure they were from VOCS. Still have the front unused. Rear is on the Rapide

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[timetraveller]

Billet hubs were made near to me for several years. I know that they were supplied to the Spares Company. The machining was done by the same company that makes the parts for the JE steering stems. They will still have the CNC programs so, if there was a call for these, more could be made. Contact me if someone wants to order ten or twenty and I will get a price and time scale.

 

[bmetcalf]

FWIW, I broke my rear hub by abuse in 1981 and got a cast one from Doug Hollis.

 

[davidd]

Thanks, I don't ever remember seeing them!

David

 

[vibrac]

Billet hubs are at spares company and in stock