krooj....
1. how old is the hub?
2. when was the last time it was fully serviced (not partial, not a quick cleaning, not a check over) with the king hub tool?
2.1 if the hub was serviced, was the king ring drive grease used to lubricate the needle bearing?
3. unless the surface of the needle bearings, or the trackway they run on, are damaged, they won't need to be replaced.
4. "It's basically an over-priced bearing press" - today, the most widely available bearing presses and _especially_ pullers employ the sort of technology prevalent during the time of charlemagne. the king hub service tool is a few light years ahead of that.
5. king hubs are sealed quite well. in fact, a lot of riders _love_ to complain that they are sealed so well, that the hub prevents them from winning their local wednesday night world championship sprints, and ultimately, lucrative endorsement deals.
5.1 here is a mild/common/typical shot of a driveshell with a little bit of smut on it. they get waaaay worse than this.
6. when the driveshell was removed from the hub, did the grease on it have the consistency seen in this pic?
regular
or in this one (old world style)?
or this one (extreme chunky)? i realize this is a shot of an axle but it's not uncommon to find this sort of chunky smut on on the driveshell.
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