I can add a bit of bike knowledge to this discussion. The part used in a winch retriever is a bike hub. And as was previously mentioned, the wrenches ideal for servicing a bike hub are call cone wrenches. They are essentially just very thin wrenches. If somebody in your club doesn't have a set they can generally be purchased fairly cheap. A good knock off cone wrench is the Spin Doctor wrench sold at www.performancebike.com. Newer bicycle hubs are different than the cheaper old styles. Try a good custom bike shop or older bike repair shop. I bet they have more hubs than they know what to do with that have the spoke holes worn out (this makes the hub useless for a bike, but just fine for a winch).
-----Original Message----- From: Dave Register [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2005 10:22 AM To: Soaring Subject: [RCSE] Re: Sprocket? (Hub?) For the Rahm, did you mean a sprocket or a hub? Not trying to be picky but searching for a hub might get some hits. I believe the unit that re-directs the line onto the take up wheel is the front hub from a bicycle - looks almost like an old Huffy type but is still available from a few places on-line. Probably also available by calling Huffy. The bike shop in our town closed up about a year ago so finding one on-line is convenient. Lost my turn-around a while back and got desperate so I swiped the hub off my kids old bike to make a new one. Works fine. That might be a source - look for old junked kid's bikes. Getting the hub out doesn't take too long. A better quality hub - but more expensive - might be: http://www.totalbike.com/products/Hubs/B00076WJJM/ Apologies if I misinterpreted the part you were looking for. - Dave R RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. Email sent from web based email such as Hotmail and AOL are generally NOT in text format
