Hugi hub help

[LongboardSi]

I'm hoping someone on here can help me out.

I've got an old hugi hub ( like this one) which needs some attention to the freehub body - how do you get it off?

I've had it for a while, and never needed to do anything to it in about seven years of heavy use, but eventually the freehub started slipping. anyway, as I've never needed to have it apart, I don't know how. It seems a bit stubborn, and the hub body certainly doesn't want to just slide off by hand like hopes etc.

any scans of exploded drawings etc would be very helpful...

ta

Si F

 

[Old Ned]

Is it like Shimano, remove the axle and bearings and then use a large allen key (9 or 10mm??) to undo it?

 

[LongboardSi]

No - but I can't remove the axle, or end caps or anything.

 

[Old Ned]

Yes, I see what you mean, there's no spanner flats on the cones or threads on the axle are there. I wonder how they expect people to service them?

 

[LongboardSi]

From the park tool website: It's not quite that simple though - the freehub body doesn't want to pull off - any tips?

DT-Hugi® Freehubs
The DT-Hugi® freehub uses cartridge bearings inside the body.

1.Pull on freehub body to remove from shell. This will remove drive side axle cap and freehub body.

2.The clutch is composed of two gears. The angled teeth face one another. The gear inside the hub shell rides on a spring.

3.Clean parts. Use care not to get solvent in cartridge bearings.

4.Grease gears and spring.

5.Install one gear inside freehub with smooth side facing freehub, and
toothed side facing hub shell.

6.Install spring inside hub shell, with small end facing toward freehub.

7.Install second gear into hub shell, with smooth side facing hub shell and teeth side facing freehub body.

8.Slide freehub onto axle and press to seat freehub over seal.

9.Install drive side axle cap.

 

[messiah]

This is not going to be of much help... I've done one of those once and did considerable cosmetic damage to it before I finaly go the b*&*er in bits.

The Park guide was correct for the one I had, but it required considerable brute strength and ignorance.

 

[LongboardSi]

Ta.

I've already done more than enough damage, and it probably needs the hub body replacing now, but at least if I can get the thing apart then I stand a chance of doing that....

 

[sylvain]

I have one that I couldn't take apart no matter how hard I tried, even though I had dismantled it before. Took it to a good bike shop and the mechanic managed it, took a bit of persuasion though.

 

[elite504]

its definately one of those ones that is eaier as a loose hub, so that it can be popped in an arbour press, overa suitable diameter tube, and pressed out from the oposing side. The bearings will probably need replacing when exerting this much force, but while its apart anyway. . .

 

[sunchaser]

I have a slightly later version of this hub. It needed a rebuild so, I took it to my lbs & even they managed to damage the body :cry: still once it was rebuilt it was & still is a very nice hub... shame about the teeth marks in the body though