Bontrager Rapid Drive Hub Strip & Rebuild In Depth With Time Stamps - Long Video. . .

So all this time I thought this brand was BontraNger and it's actually Bontrager, my bad. . There's also probably sometimes I call this direct drive rather than rapid drive. This hub was a Freebie so I thought I would try it for my XC build as the freehub engagement was more refined than my current one and it's a 28 hole hub. It requires a total of 5 bearings 2x 6903 (17x30x7) 3x 6803 (17x26x5) 00:00 This is a hub 00:13 End cap & freehub removal (Some options) 01:42 Bearing removal (Non drive side) 03:08 Removing the axle 4:20 Bearing removal (drive side) 05:22 Wheel hub bearing sizes 06:30 Freehub 07:03 Freehub pawl & springs 08:30 Freehub seal, can you remove it? (I don't know, it's a question to you) 09:10 Freehub sleeve 09:30 Freehub bearing removal 13:00 Freehub bearing sizes 13:30 I didn't film the first bearing install but the process is the same as the others 13:55 Don't forget the tube 14:05 Freehub bearing installation 18:29 Pawl and spring installation 20:10 Start of wheel hub rebuild 21:00 Drive side hub bearing installation 23:00 How the drive side bearing sits when installed 23:30 Axle installation 24:00 Non drive side hub bearing installation 26:12 Strange play on axle (even with 2 different sets of new bearings it was like this??) 26:22 Freehub installation on wheel hub 26:40 install your end caps (FINISHED)