Changing Mavic Campagnolo freehub for Shimano

madassteve

I have just bought some Mavic Ksyrium Elite wheels (i think they are 2006) that have a Campy freehub, but I need a Shimano freehub.

I found a used Shimano freehub on ebay but it is a 2013 model so it is going to have a 10mm shaft rather than an 8mm shaft (I think). Now, the question I have is: Can I remove the bearings from my Campagnolo freehub body and fit them to my new 2013 Shimano freehub body to make the new freehub body compatible with my wheels?

sungod

afaik you can get the freehub and swap it, model fts-l m10 probably

old mavic info for that vintage is here...

http://www.tech-mavic.com/tech-mavic/technical_manual/data/tech-mavic/uk/produits/road/roues.htm#roue15

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madassteve

Thanks Sungod!

I have also ordered a Campag 8 speed cassette so that may be an easier option. I can grind 0.1 mm off each of the Campag spacers to set the cassette pitch to match my Shimano groupset.

madassteve

So, the route that it looks like I will now be going down (until I can afford to upgrade the whole groupset) is a Campag 8 speed cassette on a Mavic 9/10 speed freehub.

I have found evidence that the cassette will physically fit on the hub: viewtopic.php?f=40042&t=12916890

But does anyone have any experience of doing it? I read that because the splines are not deep enough the sprockets will cut into the freehub: final post here: http://forums.roadbikereview.com/components-wrenching/lloking-wheels-8-speed-campy-152985.html