I had a creaking/clicking sound that was really starting to bother me-and it was getting louder and more frequent and it only happened on the pedal stroke. I was finally able to isolate it, after much investigation and consternation, eminating from the freehub. After removing the cassette, I then grasp the freehub with a towel in hand so I can really torque it and the aforementioned creaking/clicking can be heard along with some slight movement. I do the same thing with another rear wheel (Shimano 540) and no noise or movement. Do I need to replace the freehub? Lube it better? Rebuild the entire hub? The wheel is a Neuvation R-28 Aero with about 1500 miles on it since I bought it in early March. I'm not sure what brand the hub is as I don't see any markings.
Any advice on this would be appreciated,thanks.
jj1075 (Ecstatic about finding the damn noise at least)
Dis-assembling a freehub is not a big deal, provided you are generally comfortable with taking things like hubs and bottom brackets apart.
If you really don't want to mess around with it, you could remove it and replace it with one (that was in good working order) from another wheel.
Lewis.
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jj1075 said:
I had a creaking/clicking sound that was really starting to bother me-and it was getting louder and more frequent and it only happened on the pedal stroke. I was finally able to isolate it, after much investigation and consternation, eminating from the freehub. After removing the cassette, I then grasp the freehub with a towel in hand so I can really torque it and the aforementioned creaking/clicking can be heard along with some slight movement. I do the same thing with another rear wheel (Shimano 540) and no noise or movement. Do I need to replace the freehub? Lube it better? Rebuild the entire hub? The wheel is a Neuvation R-28 Aero with about 1500 miles on it since I bought it in early March. I'm not sure what brand the hub is as I don't see any markings.
Any advice on this would be appreciated,thanks.
jj1075 (Ecstatic about finding the damn noise at least)
Do I need to replace the freehub? Lube it better? Rebuild the entire hub? The wheel is a Neuvation R-28 Aero with about 1500 miles on it since I bought it in early March. I'm not sure what brand the hub is as I don't see any markings.
Any advice on this would be appreciated,thanks.
jj1075 (Ecstatic about finding the damn noise at least)
It's not terribly complicated inside the freehub, but the bearings and springs are not contained when you open it, so do so inside a bucket or large plastic bag or whatever to catch the bits. A replacement freehub is pretty cheap though, so. I wouldn't bother myself.
If you only bought this in March, it may still be covered by guarantee.
Do I need to replace the freehub? Lube it better? Rebuild the entire hub? The wheel is a Neuvation R-28 Aero with about 1500 miles on it since I bought it in early March. I'm not sure what brand the hub is as I don't see any markings.
Any advice on this would be appreciated,thanks.
jj1075 (Ecstatic about finding the damn noise at least)
It's not terribly complicated inside the freehub, but the bearings and springs are not contained when you open it, so do so inside a bucket or large plastic bag or whatever to catch the bits. A replacement freehub is pretty cheap though, so. I wouldn't bother myself.
In as much as Shimano appears to deliberately inadequately lubricate their freebubs, I use a Moringstar "Freehub Buddy" (http://www.biketoolsetc.com Look under "freehub buddy"😉 to force solvent and/or lube in, w/o removing the FH or tearing it apart. The down side to this is that Shimano appears to go out of their way to stop the use of the "Buddy" by making the seal that needs to be removed from the freehub, almost impossible to remove. It can be removed, but it will ruined & never used again. Moringstar also makes a removable replacement seal for this purpose. However the cost of both is crowding $30. For me, money well spent because I own a few bikes, & get much use out of the Morningstar system. But if you only have one bike or don't want to be bothered w/ this, it's probably better to just pay Shimano & replace the FH.
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Thanks,all. I'm going to take the thing apart and take a gander. I'll probably just replace the freehub. I've never been much of a mechanic when it comes to the bike but tracking down this noise and leafing through the Zinn book has really got me interested. I even bought a stand and some tools! Plus, my LBS is very busy this time of year and I only have the one road bike.....I gotta ride.
