Hi,
I have just serviced my front wheel bearings for the first time (about 5000miles in). The wheel is a Shimano R501, and I an 99% certain that one side had 11 balls and the other side had 10 balls.
I have out them back in as they were, but is this right? 11 balls will fit in each side.
I see that most Shimano packs of ball bearings are sold in packs of 20 Or 22, and the Shimano technical docs for the R500 wheels state they there are 10 balls in each side.
Did someone in the factory mis-count their balls?
Thanks.
I have just serviced my front wheel bearings for the first time (about 5000miles in). The wheel is a Shimano R501, and I an 99% certain that one side had 11 balls and the other side had 10 balls.
I have out them back in as they were, but is this right? 11 balls will fit in each side.
I see that most Shimano packs of ball bearings are sold in packs of 20 Or 22, and the Shimano technical docs for the R500 wheels state they there are 10 balls in each side.
Did someone in the factory mis-count their balls?
Thanks.
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