So speak to me oh wise ones ..............
I am in Phoenix at the moment. A friend asked me to give him a hand yesterday with a Record rear hub, said it sounded rough, and it was.
The hub is, I am guessing, 1998 / 1999 - might even have originally been a 9 speed.
We had a very difficult time getting the cogs off and it became clear why as soon as we got the last one off. The whole freehub body was cracked right through, top to bottom.
In a city of 5 million people we actually found a freehub and went back to his house to install it.
Problem.
On the old freehub, the "ring" at the bottom - the pawl carrier has a perfectly round interior dimension.
I could get the new one to seat on the axle and when I looked at it, the pawl carrier ring has 3 flat surfaces around the interior dimension - ?
At this point I am thinking I should just be able to unscrew the carrier on the new unit, screw the old on and be good to go. Of course I can't get the pawl carrier off the new one - soaking it in penetrating oil at the the mo to see if it will loosen up.
But what gives with the flat faces where the freehub pawl carrier will mate to the axle?? Have you ever seen that before, I can't figure out what the point is if the freehub is supposed to be able to turn freely on the axle, how does it spin on a round axle with flat faces on the inside face of the ring??????
Any of this make sense?
Any ideas at this point?
I am in Phoenix at the moment. A friend asked me to give him a hand yesterday with a Record rear hub, said it sounded rough, and it was.
The hub is, I am guessing, 1998 / 1999 - might even have originally been a 9 speed.
We had a very difficult time getting the cogs off and it became clear why as soon as we got the last one off. The whole freehub body was cracked right through, top to bottom.
In a city of 5 million people we actually found a freehub and went back to his house to install it.
Problem.
On the old freehub, the "ring" at the bottom - the pawl carrier has a perfectly round interior dimension.
I could get the new one to seat on the axle and when I looked at it, the pawl carrier ring has 3 flat surfaces around the interior dimension - ?
At this point I am thinking I should just be able to unscrew the carrier on the new unit, screw the old on and be good to go. Of course I can't get the pawl carrier off the new one - soaking it in penetrating oil at the the mo to see if it will loosen up.
But what gives with the flat faces where the freehub pawl carrier will mate to the axle?? Have you ever seen that before, I can't figure out what the point is if the freehub is supposed to be able to turn freely on the axle, how does it spin on a round axle with flat faces on the inside face of the ring??????
Any of this make sense?
Any ideas at this point?