OK, so i have 2 days to fix my XT freehub for no money
joshtp
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well, i do have money, but i can only afford to spend as little as posible.
its gonna need a new freehub, whole hub, or whatever, but im gonna need something new, thats for sure. i dont mind a whole new wheel build if its the only option.
my LBS are offering a Deore hub for £30, CRC have an XT (same model) for £45. do which of the two do i go for? lbs is faster, but will need a new wheel build, which is something im not massivly confident on, and takes ages. XT hub will take longer to come and costs more, i can just swap all the insides over.
what do i do?!? how do i do?
help!!
i need it all sorted by ealry thurs afternoon whatever.
thanks in advance
its gonna need a new freehub, whole hub, or whatever, but im gonna need something new, thats for sure. i dont mind a whole new wheel build if its the only option.
my LBS are offering a Deore hub for £30, CRC have an XT (same model) for £45. do which of the two do i go for? lbs is faster, but will need a new wheel build, which is something im not massivly confident on, and takes ages. XT hub will take longer to come and costs more, i can just swap all the insides over.
what do i do?!? how do i do?
help!!
i need it all sorted by ealry thurs afternoon whatever.
thanks in advance
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What's actually bust? Just the freehub?0
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I think this was asked earlier... ya may want to do a search..
But from what I remember, if you get the exact same matching hub, you can swap out the knackered freehub with the new one and keep the rest for spares.0 -
all shimano bodies are swapable.
just take a body off another shimano wheel and you will be right."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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bigbenj_08 wrote:I think this was asked earlier... ya may want to do a search..
But from what I remember, if you get the exact same matching hub, you can swap out the knackered freehub with the new one and keep the rest for spares.
assuming the wheel and the races are good ^this^ is usually the most cost effective action.0 -
ride_whenever wrote:bigbenj_08 wrote:I think this was asked earlier... ya may want to do a search..
But from what I remember, if you get the exact same matching hub, you can swap out the knackered freehub with the new one and keep the rest for spares.
assuming the wheel and the races are good ^this^ is usually the most cost effective action.
tbh if you really wanted to you could swap the race in the hub over as well."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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so nick, your saying that i can use the freehub and other internals from a deore?!
if so thats perfect, i can get a deore from my LBS pretty cheap, then just swap over all the insides this afternoon!
i do need to makw sure though, before i splash the cash, any shimano hub's insides will fit my XT M756?!I like bikes and stuff0 -
I have a S/H hub I could send you special delivery - pm'd you.0
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The free hub defo will - the other bits maybe not.0
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yep no probs."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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are the races in xt hubs replaceable? did not know that!0
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hey nick, would the cups, cones and bearings fit too? as they could prob use an overhall while im at it, and new stuff would smoothen it all out nicely.I like bikes and stuff0
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yes."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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awsome!I like bikes and stuff0
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I thought cups were permanently fixed to the hub shell? How do you get them out?Rock Lobster 853, Trek 1200 and a very old, tired and loved Apollo Javelin.0
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good question.... how?bike-a-swan wrote:I thought cups were permanently fixed to the hub shell? How do you get them out?I like bikes and stuff0 -
drift them out. with lots of CARE. after having removed the outer metal bit of the sealing system. not worth doing but can be done in an emergency."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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OK, i know you said they can, BUT LBS just said that you cant use just any cones in an XT hub, as the XT ones are a bit diferent. and that the only bit from a deore or similar that would work in my XT hub is the freehub. and one LBS said that not even that would work.
so, FINALLY, just to clarify, CAN ALL THE INSIDES, CONES AND BEARINGS, AND FREEHUB INCLUDED BE USED IN MY XT m756 HUB?!
thanks, im just really skint at the mo, and wasting 30-40 squid aint an option.I like bikes and stuff0 -
use the balls and the cones and the freebody from the deore with bits you have.
the only difference is the surface treatment on the races."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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I linked you to a 19 quid XT hub in another thread.0
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ye, but then i had no money, and now i have no time.supersonic wrote:I linked you to a 19 quid XT hub in another thread.
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well bought an XT hub of CRC in the hope itl come in the next 2 days, if not, im bummed. ah well.
LBS didnt have any in stock, and sorry i didnt buy yours alfa blue, im just fed up of this hub doing weird stuff, wanna make sure it def works this time, so im going brand new.... I like bikes and stuff0 -
done! all good, and working like a charm!
wonderfull. thanks lads.I like bikes and stuff0
