Giant SLR rear wheel hub

chatlow
chatlow Posts: 845
edited March 2019 in Workshop
Noticed yesterday that the rear wheel of my Propel has developed a second (much quieter) tinny sounding tick in the hub in between the main click noise from the pawls. It's much higher pitched and not too obvious but want to confirm if it's a sign of a service that might be needed?

The wheels have covered around 2k miles since new.

Small vid of it here: https://vimeo.com/319435401

Thanks!

Comments

  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,243
    It's a sign of nothing. If you want to service it, then do so, if you want to ignore it, then do so... change of sound means nothing
    left the forum March 2023
  • chatlow
    chatlow Posts: 845
    not a change of sound, but an additional clicking. bit strange how it can click/tick before the pawl hits the teeth unless something has come loose or needs adjusting?

    Edited the link to the correct one.
  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,243
    It never hurts to service the freehub, it is a useful thing to do
    left the forum March 2023
  • chatlow
    chatlow Posts: 845
    one shop says it sounds like something is likely stuck or has been dislodged and a service would likely fix, the other said it's a 3 pawl system, and wouldn't worry.
  • Alejandrosdog
    Alejandrosdog Posts: 1,975
    I’d seriously struggle to sleep . How can you ride such things with the noise constantly reminding you that something is wrong

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