sunburst

Thanks for that source, I will bookmark it. When I googled that part, that did not show up. Search has so much room to improve. Hope AI achieves that.

Anyway, fixed it with the loose bearings. Got all the parts back in the right order too. The two dust caps(?) fit together in a way I wasn't expecting. Took it for a ride, the bike and the wheel feel great.

tcs

sunburst

It is remarkable how satisfying it is to fix something, especially when you get to ride it afterwards!

sunburst

Thanks for this drawing. There were enough responses that I completely missed this. It shows my parts, and confirms that I got it right during reassembly. I'm untrained and often take a heuristic approach with new tasks, that is, trail and error.

Cyclespanner

'Caged' bearings were introduced simply to aid manufacturers assembly time.
To be found in wheel hubs, steering stems and bottom brackets.
Packing such bearings with loose balls (as previously done) means there are more to take and distribute the loads.

sunburst

I've fixed/flipped a lot of bikes, ~80 plus all my keepers, mostly 70's era, and more Peugeots than I can count. Well over 50% have had loose bearings. Whenever I see caged bearings I think about the extra that could fit in the same space.

This was my first 3-speed though, which had me a little discombobulated, and when I disassembled it all the bearings fell into the hub. Instead of remembering that was normal, I initially thought the cage was required. Wrong conclusion. In fact, I rely on that when I leave the fixed cup in a bottom bracket and remove those bearings from the non-driveside.

Curtis Odom 

Newly built and getting ridden, three speed Path Racer:

markk900

Wow!