Can anyone help me or is it a lost cause? :cry:
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Quest for a freehub stalled
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torqueless
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Dismantle the thing and see what needs replacing? Pawl-springs, pawls, maybe new bearings while you're at it. For sure that can be done with a freewheel block- can't imagine this can be much more fiddly, but then some people don't even want to go inside a freewheel block.. :? If you already have a replacement wheel, and the freehub on the old one is not working, what's to lose?
Hi.
Put a post on earlier and it did not appear for some reason so here it is again.Remembered this from an mtb article a long long time ago and it worked for me
You need an old pan plus some wd40 and car gear oil.Pop the freehub body into a pan of water and boil it up. Keep it boiling and all the old gunk will float to the top( hence the old pan bit )It takes a bit of time but the old grease and oil will melt out. Drain the freehub for half an hour or so and once it is properly cool flush it through with the wd40. Give it plenty of spin whilst you do it. This removes the water from in the body. Drain again.If its not free at this point try it again otherwise soak overnight in the gear oil. This can be a messy job so mind you do no damage
Regards
Peter
Put a post on earlier and it did not appear for some reason so here it is again.Remembered this from an mtb article a long long time ago and it worked for me
You need an old pan plus some wd40 and car gear oil.Pop the freehub body into a pan of water and boil it up. Keep it boiling and all the old gunk will float to the top( hence the old pan bit )It takes a bit of time but the old grease and oil will melt out. Drain the freehub for half an hour or so and once it is properly cool flush it through with the wd40. Give it plenty of spin whilst you do it. This removes the water from in the body. Drain again.If its not free at this point try it again otherwise soak overnight in the gear oil. This can be a messy job so mind you do no damage
Regards
Peter
You wont find the freehub no shop will have any clue what it is and given the price/profit in these things you cannot expect a shop to go hunting either.
There is often no spares backup for OEM hubs like this once they are dead that it new hub time. A good reason to use a branded hub with spares back up.
you can try the above to get a bit more life from it but how much life is another matter. Personanly replace the hub or get a new wheel.
There is often no spares backup for OEM hubs like this once they are dead that it new hub time. A good reason to use a branded hub with spares back up.
you can try the above to get a bit more life from it but how much life is another matter. Personanly replace the hub or get a new wheel.
