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Old 01-08-24, 04:14 PM
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A pic is worth a thousand words.
That hub is meant to have an Arai Drum brake installed. They are only available on the used market in their unmolested original form. From what I remember Tandems East (?) may have some reconditioned units available. But the cooling fins have been machined off sort of defeating the purpose of the unit.

I have an original unit I bought used but never put in to service. PM if interested.

FWIW: I know of no reason a Phil hub could/should ever need replacement. New bearings press in/press out with a minimal of shop time. Even then, Phil bearings are not known for short lifespans. You'll probably have that hub in a few more rims before that time is due.

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