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Old 08-02-2012, 09:34 AM   #6
X19_fred
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Thumbs up Gearbox repair

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Originally Posted by PeteInLongBeach View Post
Wow...

What does it take to break a hub and wear out a bearing? I don't think I've ever heard of this before!
Hi Pete,

I am not sure what happened to these X2's. I bought them from a Segway Rental where they have been used 3 years in the mountains of Austria. It looks like a lot of crashes happened to these Seggies (bended rims and handle bar, broken fenders, scratches and dents on the leanstear and cargo frame...)

The broken hub was a surprise for me. I noticed it when I removed the wheel first time. The design of the hub prevents the wheel from falling off when the welding line breaks. So I expected on this gearbox excessive worn bearings, but found a broken hub and a worn inner bearing. The inner bearing itself was not too bad, but the axle was excessive worn out.

The worn inner bearing (worn axle) is a Gen2 problem! Gen 1 already had the solution I finally made - a hardened inner bearing ring!

kind regards,
Alfred
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