Specialized stout freehub servicing

What do I need to service above mentioned freehub? Serviced the hub before, bearings ect but never the freehub. It's starting to engage when freewheeling. Happened a couple of winters ago and I had the lbs sort it but I'd like to have a go myself, I do all my own servicing now bar wheel truing.
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Sounds like you are in exactly the same situation as me - i managed to get water into the freehub so wanted to get it off and cleaned up re-lubed and re-fitted as ive done with a shimano in the past.
The one I have came on a 2011 Rockhopper Comp SL and I cant find much at all about them - infact most say that it has sealed bearings which mine doesnt :?:
so, ive got the axle and bearings off at the moment but i cant seem to get the damn freewheel off!
i've tried a 10mm, 12mm hex and 12-point key - from either side and both seem to be coming up short... any ideas?
thanks,
Dan
its getting the thing off im having a problem with :evil:
but yes - once off if the fitment was the same as a Shimano i was thinking of replacing it.
Dan
On shimano - it's a 10mm allen key right into the center of the freehub, like you've tried? Other wise how does the 12mm fit in? Can you see a hex shape in there?
I've only ever serviced a shimano and was easy as pie.
this stout however....... looking down the axle hole it seems to be a 12-point fitment and 12mm hex isn't big enough, I'm using an old 12mm long hex key I was lent but have a newer one on order to play around with but can't say I'm holding out much hope.
Dan
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Mine looked like a joytech freehub body once it's off though.
got one on order but the crappy 12mm which i borrowed that was only just long enough didn't seem positive.
is it clock wise from the non drive side to get it out now?
I tried the keys together trick and definitely didn't seem like an 11mm will hopefully know a bit more when this new key turns up.
thanks for the help so far
Dan
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thanks for your continued help on this - sending back my shiny new 12mm hex as its too large an have a 7/16" on order to try..... fingers crossed!
Dan
your the man! just arrived in the post and it's a fit, so based on that the 11mm would - as you said - would have been just slightly smaller and a worse fit.
just got to get the censored off now.
hoping that if it's as unserviceable as people say I can just stick a shimano body on the existing hub.
Dan
Did you manage to repair the freehub or did you end up replacing it?
Andy
cleaned it up and sprayed some WD40 in there but ended up even more rattly when i put it back on so am just going to replace it.
Dan
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