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Hub overhaul - now no clicking from paws
NoNeedForAName wrote: Overhauled my XT rear hub with very generous amounts of Phil Wood grease, now the paws don't click when I spin the wheel. They still engage and don't feel like they are sticking. I'm guessing some of the grease got squished up into that area. Anybody ever had this happen? -n Should remove the freehub body, flush and then oil it. I use Mobil One. A sticking pawl, aprticularly when there are only two, can really hurt if ya break the other one. |
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Hub overhaul - now no clicking from paws
Peter Cole wrote: NoNeedForAName wrote: Overhauled my XT rear hub with very generous amounts of Phil Wood grease, now the paws don't click when I spin the wheel. They still engage and don't feel like they are sticking. I'm guessing some of the grease got squished up into that area. Anybody ever had this happen? I wouldn't worry about it. You might have problems in cold weather if the grease stiffens enough to cause the pawls to stick. I don't know how you got grease in there, things are pretty well sealed. You need a big Allen (10mm) to get the freehub body off of the freehub, you can then carefully remove the thin rubber o-ring like seal from the back side and flush/oil around the many tiny ball bearings there, without dismantling the freehub body. I generally buy rear freehubs when I see a good sale and use them for parts -- cheaper than buying parts separately, and all the Shimano stuff is usually interchangeable. Usually is a big word. Not so for many freehub bodies these days, particularly for road hubs from shimano. |
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Hub overhaul - now no clicking from paws
Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
Should remove the freehub body, flush and then oil it. I use Mobil One. A sticking pawl, aprticularly when there are only two, can really hurt if ya break the other one. I used TriFlow, how does that compare to Mobil One? (Other than being more expensive.) -n |
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Hub overhaul - now no clicking from paws
NoNeedForAName wrote:
Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: Should remove the freehub body, flush and then oil it. I use Mobil One. A sticking pawl, aprticularly when there are only two, can really hurt if ya break the other one. I used TriFlow, how does that compare to Mobil One? (Other than being more expensive.) Much smaller bottle. (I love TriFlow for little things -- squeaks and creaks mostly; would use something else for "real" lubing jobs.) Drippy Bill |
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Hub overhaul - now no clicking from paws
reliable scources say the wonderful coasting 10 speed pawl ( or any pawl)ticking noise tells that there is NOT enough lube on the pawl surfaces. phil wood is low viscous when running, less than when out of the tube and ready for upside down whooops bearings placement |
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Hub overhaul - now no clicking from paws
NoNeedForAName wrote:
Overhauled my XT rear hub with very generous amounts of Phil Wood grease, now the paws don't click when I spin the wheel. They still engage and don't feel like they are sticking. I'm guessing some of the grease got squished up into that area. Anybody ever had this happen? -n I've had the same thing happen, and I just kept riding with no problems. The clicking noise slowly returned, but is still pretty quiet after 2K miles. I guess the grease gets pushed through the gap between the bearing cup and the freehub... doesn't seem to be any seal there, since that area is covered by the outer bearing shield. The grease has a long way to go to get to the pawls... I thought maybe just having grease pressed between the freehub and hub was what made it so quiet. Next time I'll try filling up the freehub mechanism with oil first, and see if that keeps the grease out... though I suspect the oil will run out into the hub bearings. I like packing the hub bearings tight with lots of grease to keep out the water and dirt, but maybe that isn't the best thing to do...? -Ron |
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Hub overhaul - now no clicking from paws
NoNeedForAName wrote: Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: Should remove the freehub body, flush and then oil it. I use Mobil One. A sticking pawl, aprticularly when there are only two, can really hurt if ya break the other one. I used TriFlow, how does that compare to Mobil One? (Other than being more expensive.) -n I put the Mobil One into a little drip bottle, cheap, lasts forever, never gets thicker or thinner with temps. But oil is the key, not grease of any type, for pawls. |
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Hub overhaul - now no clicking from paws
when is taking the freehub apart and relubing or replacing the inner
bearings called for on the shimano freehub maintenance schedule? |
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Hub overhaul - now no clicking from paws
On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 18:31:58 +0000 (UTC) "Justin Carline"
wrote: The answer is never to use grease, only use a few drop of light oil only. The grease will begin to harden over time, this will cause you no end of problems. As common as this knowledge is, I've got to add that I committed the mortal sin and greased all my freewheels. They now make a much softer and quieter clicking, almost a "slurping" sound. I find it very pleasant. Yes, I occasionally worry about them "clogging" up and no longer working right. I've worried about this off and on for the past 35 years, when I greased them. - ----------------------------------------------- Jim Adney Madison, WI 53711 USA ----------------------------------------------- |
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