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The part of the rear hub which holds the casette. It employs a ratchet and turns only when you pedal. Track bicycles / fixies don't have one.

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Freehub: why are the pawls on the inside surface not the outside?

This might have an obvious answer but when I look at freehub designs, I always see the pawls on the inner member and ratchets on the outer member. Here is an example: Has anyone ever reversed that configuration so that the ratchets are on the inner…
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Freehub comes free from wheel with cassette attached

I was cleaning my bike and a gust of wind knocked my wheel over which had been standing up against a wall. I found the cassette/freehub detached from the wheel. The end caps don't appear to have a thread and I wonder if this is okay, as everything…
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Freehub disengages and then rengages — what is the issue?

I have a Hope Pro hub and shimano freehub body with 11 speed cassette on my MTB. Recently when pedalling on occasion the resistance in the pedals disappears (like the chain has come off). It seems as through the freehub has disengaged. When I stop…
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Can I saw off broken freehub

I have a very old bike (circa 1996) with broken Shimano Altus 7 speed, hyperglide-c freehub. The freehub is freely rotating in both directions. I had removed the cassette, but it seems that there is no way the freehub could be removed with allen…
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Can you identify this freehub from a 2014 Boardman CX Comp?

I need to replace this freehub from my 2014 Boardman CX Comp as it's becoming incredibly sticky. There's not a lot to identify it. It's stamped 'M M P' on the side. Trial and error has found an 11mm hex key to fit the the central spline to remove…
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Cannot remove freehub body

I have searched through Stack Exchange and found another question about a stuck freehub, but I am confused about which direction to turn the 12mm hex wrench to loosen the freehub. It is an 8-speed SRAM freehub on a 2016 kid's bike (Islabikes Beinn…
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How can a Mavic freehub stop working after cleaning?

I have a Mavic Aksium Race rear wheel. The freehub was working and felt gunky. I opened it to clean it (it was dry with some gunk and a bit of rust stains) and reassembled after lubricating with Finish Line's Dry Teflon Lube. Now the freehub turns…
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Rear wheel not spinning when the skewer is locked in

Can someone please tell me what is causing my rear wheel to "stiff up" when pedaling. I recently cleaned the rear hub because at first it was causing the wheel to "stiff up" when pedaling. At first I thought dirt and grime were causing the problem.…
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Can I use by rear wheel with a missing Freehub body washer, and what is its purpose?

I noticed that my rear wheel had some left to right play on the axle but tightening up the axle prevented the freehub spinning. After removing the freehub I discovered that the freehub body washer was bent out of shape, causing the the freehub to…
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Freehub silent after service

I have just picked up my bike from a full service - all parts were taken apart, cleaned, lubed etc. My ride home was really nice and quiet, and then I realised: my freehub is now completely silent. I have read elsewhere that this could be a bad…
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Freehub movement on Reynolds hub--is this OK?

The freehub on my Reynolds wheel moves a bit horizontally when off the bike. Is there a problem with it, or is it working as designed?
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Freehub body will not undo

Trying to take the freehub body off my bike. The bike is a fairly low end Raleigh Shimano Tourney set up. I got a 12mm hex, inserted it into the hex groove on the freehub side and tried to turn it anti-clockwise. It will not come off. Gone so far as…
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Freehub not very free after tightening cassette lockring

I've just replaced the cassette on my hybrid commuter (replaced the chain a week ago and found that it skipped on my most-used sprockets). As this bike is no longer my main bike, and it takes 8 speed cassettes, I thought I'd try a cheap compatible…
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Probs removing the Freehub from Mavic Ksyrium Pro UST

Finally managed to remove end caps after reading helpful tips on this site... now cannot get the freehub off. Researched the manual... there do not appear to be any further retention devices, but its seems fixed. I'm worried about damaging the…
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Novatec QR D812SB max speed?

Can anybody tell the specification of Novatec QR D812SB? I'm looking to buy used wheelset using these hub. Can I use Shimano 11 Speed using this? I am looking at this https://issuu.com/novatecwheels/docs/novatec_hubs_guide_2014 but not sure how to…
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