Can't dissaasemble Frehub?

[me]

So... Had this problem with my freehub refusing to drive when it got cold
(-15C) Diagnosed it as the grease sticking inside and found solution was
to remove, diassasemble and re-lube with light oil.

Only problem is, there appears to be no visible dust seal or method of
taking it apart? Its on a Shimano Deore hub and was removed with a 10mm
Allen wrench as Shimano ones are, is it Shimano? how ( if possible ) do I
take it apart for cleaning and re-lube?

[me]

On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:48:51 +0000, me wrote:

> So... Had this problem with my freehub refusing to drive when it got
> cold (-15C) Diagnosed it as the grease sticking inside and found
> solution was to remove, diassasemble and re-lube with light oil.
>
> Only problem is, there appears to be no visible dust seal or method of
> taking it apart? Its on a Shimano Deore hub and was removed with a 10mm
> Allen wrench as Shimano ones are, is it Shimano? how ( if possible ) do
> I take it apart for cleaning and re-lube?

Further information, I think there is a *right* side dust cap, i can see
2 notches underneath for disassembly but the Park website says not to
remove that and I don't want to anyway, I don't think I could get it off
without damage.

[It's Chris]

I used to disassemble, clean and re-lube my freeWHEEL every year as part
of my spring maintenance, but I've never bothered taking apart a freeHUB
(I couldn't figure out how to get into the mechanism either).

Next time you clean out the hub for re-greasing, just pour solvent into
the freehub while spinning it with your fingers to flush out the old
lube and grit. once it sounds clean, drip in some oil to flush out the
solvent and re-lube the Mech, then re-grease the hub bearings and
reassemble as normal.

You should only have to do this every 5,000 - 10,000 miles or so unless
you do a lot of really dirty riding, such as mountain biking through
mud. These things are pretty well built

I've been doing it this way for as long as I've had freehubs, which is
from as far back as 1980, and I've had them last 50,000 miles or more.
In fact, I've never had a Freehub _wear_ out, the only reason I've ever
replaced them is because of obsolescence.

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[Sir Ridesalot]

On Nov 30, 10:48 pm, me <m...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> So... Had this problem with my freehub refusing to drive when it got cold
> (-15C) Diagnosed it as the grease sticking inside and found solution was
> to remove, diassasemble and re-lube with light oil.
>
> Only problem is, there appears to be no visible dust seal or method of
> taking it apart? Its on a Shimano Deore hub and was removed with a 10mm
> Allen wrench as Shimano ones are, is it Shimano? how ( if possible ) do I
> take it apart for cleaning and re-lube?


Hi there.

I had this happen to me last year. I was able to lay the wheel flat
with the freehub side up and pour some varsol on the top of the body.
I rotated the freehub and the varsol worked its way inside. I allowed
it to work overnight and then did the same thing but used a light oil.
I had no more problems with it. So it may not be neccessary for you to
have to disassemble any thing.

Peter

[me]

On Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:10:54 -0500, It's Chris wrote:

> I used to disassemble, clean and re-lube my freeWHEEL every year as part
> of my spring maintenance, but I've never bothered taking apart a freeHUB
> (I couldn't figure out how to get into the mechanism either).
>
> Next time you clean out the hub for re-greasing, just pour solvent into
> the freehub while spinning it with your fingers to flush out the old
> lube and grit. once it sounds clean, drip in some oil to flush out the
> solvent and re-lube the Mech, then re-grease the hub bearings and
> reassemble as normal.
>
> You should only have to do this every 5,000 - 10,000 miles or so unless
> you do a lot of really dirty riding, such as mountain biking through
> mud. These things are pretty well built
>
> I've been doing it this way for as long as I've had freehubs, which is
> from as far back as 1980, and I've had them last 50,000 miles or more.
> In fact, I've never had a Freehub _wear_ out, the only reason I've ever
> replaced them is because of obsolescence.
>
> - -
> Compliments of:
> "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"
>
> If you want to E-mail me use:
> ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net
>
> My website:
> http://geocities.com/czcorner


Thanks for reply, I cant really "pour" solvent thru, there isn't, as
such, an access point.
I've dunked in a pot of solvent for the night and jiggled it a few times,
I'll come back to it tomorrow and sit it on paper towel to dry for a
while, then sink it in oil for a while.

The damn thing is only a thousand miles or less old. They should come
with a warning if they aren't expected to work in temperatures that we
can expect 3 months of the year in this place.

[It's Chris]

From: me@nowhere.com (me)

>Thanks for reply, I cant really "pour"
solvent thru, there isn't, as such, an
>access point.

>I've dunked in a pot of solvent for the
>night and jiggled it a few times, I'll come
>back to it tomorrow and sit it on paper
>towel to dry for a while, then sink it in oil
>for a while.

Basically the same thing. What I do is get a pan and set the hub over
that and "baste" it by pouring the solvent into the wheel bearing cup.
It works it's way into the Mech.

>The damn thing is only a thousand miles
>or less old. They should come with a
>warning if they aren't expected to work in
>temperatures that we can expect 3
>months of the year in this place.

Actually,the design of the freehub makes it self lubricating. Because
the wheel bearing grease works it's way into the Mech. as you ride. I
usually overpack the reehub side bearing when I relube my rear wheel for
this very propose.

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"Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

If you want to E-mail me use:
ChrisZCorner "at" webtv "dot" net

My website:
http://geocities.com/czcorner

[me]

On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:12:38 -0800, Sir Ridesalot wrote:

> On Nov 30, 10:48 pm, me <m...@nowhere.com> wrote:
>> So... Had this problem with my freehub refusing to drive when it got
>> cold (-15C) Diagnosed it as the grease sticking inside and found
>> solution was to remove, diassasemble and re-lube with light oil.
>>
>> Only problem is, there appears to be no visible dust seal or method of
>> taking it apart? Its on a Shimano Deore hub and was removed with a 10mm
>> Allen wrench as Shimano ones are, is it Shimano? how ( if possible ) do
>> I take it apart for cleaning and re-lube?
>
>
> Hi there.
>
> I had this happen to me last year. I was able to lay the wheel flat with
> the freehub side up and pour some varsol on the top of the body. I
> rotated the freehub and the varsol worked its way inside. I allowed it
> to work overnight and then did the same thing but used a light oil. I
> had no more problems with it. So it may not be neccessary for you to
> have to disassemble any thing.
>
> Peter

I might try a variation of this, I have the freehub off and if I do the
Varsol thing with it on its SIDE, introducing the solvent past the dust
cap, it should go directly into the interior of the freehub. Assuming it
goes anywhere.