Karate Monkey
Well-Known Member
That ring is a loss anyway, could be dremel-ed out with a side cutting bit. Then you can assess if replaceable with the Novatec ring. I thought Salsa hubs were Formula though ?
This is one of those things you would need to do yourself. For what it would cost in labor/risk, you're better off paying a shop for a new hub/wheel.
You would need to use a diamond scribe to break the ring up if you were using a rotary tool, and you'd probably go through 1-2 bits (~$20).
It's just about as hard as you can make steel (so, like a bearing race, except probably case-hardened, since it would be cheaper than induction hardening just the teeth), so typical cutting tools don't do it. Unfortunately, since it is in aluminum, you'll never feel it when it gets close/through the driving ring, and a slip would do some good damage to the hub shell.
I know in some cases with problematic motorcycle/automotive bearing replacements, you can tack around the inside of the race, and the tendency for material to contract when cooled will make it come right out. 1) no idea if that holds true for threaded stuff, and 2) @Dave Taylor could probably tell you if it's even possible (but still not really worth paying someone to do).
I'm all for faffing around with something when I've got nothing better to do, but I typically subscribe to "am I wasting my time; am I wasting somebody else's money?"