OUCH! Is this rear hub fixable?

[kenkah]

My whole rear wheel fell off my bench while I was working on it today and the below damage resulted. Just was wondering if this was fixable or am I looking at replacing the rear hub.

And before anyone asks yes I feel like an idiot.

[KellieLyyne]

I had the same thing happen, well sort of. I was polishing out my hubs and the polishing wheel grabbed the hub right out of my grip. It threw the hub a good distance in the garage. When I retrieved it, I saw a chunk like yours missing. I had someone "fix it". But, it broke again in the same spot. In the end, I paid for the fix, that didn't hold, and eventually I paid for a replacement hub. Just my two cents.

[rrietman]

K ; that part is cheep and readily available. just get a good one. you also need a sprocket.
Good luck
Randy
PM me for the drive hub

[kenkah]

After I posted the topic I looked around to see what the part cost and I found both pieces for a good price so I went ahead and purchased them. The only concern I have now is taking the spokes off and putting them back on. Any guidance on this? I'm just worried about the alignment of the wheel.

[pknopp]

Putting them back isn't hard. Getting them true is the trick. I'd do the spokes myself and then take the rim to a shop to have it trued up.

I've only done a few but I did my last one pretty much as you show here. I took a pic and then put the spokes back just like in the pic.

There may be easier ways. LOL

[kenkah]

When you have the spokes trued up can the tires be on ?

[kenkah]

K ; that part is cheep and readily available. just get a good one. you also need a sprocket.
Good luck
Randy
PM me for the drive hub

You had mentioned that I need a sprocket. Any reason behind that?