New Freehub body?

Limpet

Hello anyone! Help! I have replaced cones and bearings on my stx rc rear hub and it spins lovely now with no friction. However when the wheel is in the frame and I spin it if I put my finger onto the cassette there is a 'lumpy' dragging action which doesn't feel too good. If I replace the freehub body (seems quite costly) for a new one is this likely to solve it? I am quite convinced it is not the new cones causing the problem. Any advice would be very welcome. . .Ta.

maddog 2

if the wheel spins freely when the freehub is also rotating, then the roughness must be the freehub, as you suggest.

You can blast the freehub with WD40/parafin and try and flush all the crud, then relube it by sitting it in oil, and so on. This can get a few more miles out of it. Check ebay for s/hand freehubs if you don't want to fork out for a new one.

The Mechanic

I replaced the freehub on my R540 wheels. The inner race on the drive side is actually in hte freehub, and it was pitted. New one bought from Ultimate Pursuits for about 20 quid.

Wappygixer

If you are quite a competent mechanic you could strip it and clean it out inside.
They have very thin shims which you can remove to take up any play in the bearings making it like a new freehub.
You will need to fabricate a tool though to remove the freehub cone, its just a thick piece of metal bar you need really.
If you try it watch for loads of small bearings too.

Chaz.Harding

I dismantly my rear hub every time my bike gets serviced (by myself) right down to the free-hub, and then pack it with Dura-Ace grease. Not reccomended by anyone, but it works for me. Nice and silent too 8)

Silent.

Anyway, I have cartridge bearings, so it's not really a problem. Dunno about your hub, but it's worth a try. Get an old towel first though, so any loose bearings that may fall out, will land on the towel, so you don't loose them all.

What the worst that could happen?

andy_wrx

If you want to dismantle your freehub body...
http://www.icebike.org/Equipment/freehub.htm

Alternatively you can just buy a new one

Or maybe look out for a whole new hub - I bought a new Tiagra rear hub and took the freehub body off it for about half the price of a new freehub body for my R550's...

Limpet

Many thanks to - maddog2, Themechanic,wappygixer,bigchazrocks and andywrx for your helpfull advice on freehub bodys. I will let you know how it goes. . .