Joined: 06 May 2006Posts: 62Location: Afloat somewhere in Puget Sound
So I´m touring here in Costa Rica and my Phil Wood freehub learned a new trick today: freewheeling in both directions. That is, I pedal forward, the cassette spins, but the rear wheel doesn´t. Sometimes it only forward freewheels half a revolution or so, sometimes many, many revolutions before it finally engages. Very annoying.
I´ll be looking for a bikeshop tomorrow morning to get another brake cable (which I also noticed today is frayed and needs to be replaced) and also see if they have any ideas about the hub, but thought I´d ask if anyone here has any suggestions on what might be wrong with it and possible fixes? Hoping it isn´t totally phucked...
Thanks,
--Matt
SeditiousCanary
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 7:22 pm
sorry, can't make it!Joined: 26 Jan 2006Posts: 2315Location: Fremont Troll
wanderlyte wrote:
thought I´d ask if anyone here has any suggestions on what might be wrong with it and possible fixes? Hoping it isn´t totally phucked...
So I asume it's a FSA Phil hub. If so, they/you should be able to pull the freehub pretty easily. Once out, you should be able to inspect the pawls and ring. Assuming shattered bits don't shower out, and there is no damage, odds are the pawls and spring are just mucked up with road schmizz. Clean it out with some good solvent, and relube with oil (preferably Phil Wood). Then reassemble and off you go.
Or pull the cassette, and remove the small screw in the freehub body. Shoot some more oil in and see if that helps. Aaron will be by shortly to elaborate.
SeditiousCanary
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 11:51 pm
sorry, can't make it!Joined: 26 Jan 2006Posts: 2315Location: Fremont Troll
SeditiousCanary wrote:
Aaron will be by shortly to elaborate.
Or not as it seems...
wanderlyte
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:17 am
Joined: 06 May 2006Posts: 62Location: Afloat somewhere in Puget Sound
Thanks. I had the guy at the bike shop clean it and lube it, and it seems to be better now. I´m about to take it for a longer spin with some good hills to make sure.
Cheers,
--Matt
Alex
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 9:22 am
Joined: 18 May 2006Posts: 3128Location: Roosevelt
SeditiousCanary wrote:
wanderlyte wrote:
thought I´d ask if anyone here has any suggestions on what might be wrong with it and possible fixes? Hoping it isn´t totally phucked...
So I asume it's a FSA Phil hub. If so, they/you should be able to pull the freehub pretty easily. Once out, you should be able to inspect the pawls and ring. Assuming shattered bits don't shower out, and there is no damage, odds are the pawls and spring are just mucked up with road schmizz. Clean it out with some good solvent, and relube with oil (preferably Phil Wood). Then reassemble and off you go.
Or pull the cassette, and remove the small screw in the freehub body. Shoot some more oil in and see if that helps. Aaron will be by shortly to elaborate.
You described it pretty well.
It's really easy to pull the freehub. You put 5mm allen keys in both sides of the axle and loosen. The end caps will come off and you can pull the freehub off of the axle. Then you inspect. You don't even need to remove the cassette, it'll just stay attached to the freehub body.
Clean everything and then use a light grease or a mix of oil and grease and put it all back together.
Phil hubs aren't as well sealed as Shimano hubs, but they are really easy to service in the field. The pawls do get dirty and you just need to clean them from time to time.
Aaron
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:33 pm
Joined: 25 Jul 2005Posts: 4645
same advice. two 5mm allen wrenches and a tube of Phil Wood grease should be in your touring bag!
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