How To Fix A Sticky Freehub
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- čas přidán 15. 08. 2014
- The usual reason a freehub gets sticky, is the old grease/oil inside becomes thick and congealed. I show how to remove the freehub, clean the old grease out, lube and re-install the freehub for a bike wheel cassette.
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Even though I do not have a sticky free hub, I always enjoy just watching you explaining and repairing stuff. Thank you for the video and keep up the good work!
RJ's videos are extremely helpful. He does an excellent job describing the process! THANK YOU!
Thank you my man! My local shop wanted $160 to replace something, I don’t even remember what. It’s been sitting for over a year now. ...I did everything you said here and it’s working like new! (Used normal tools though) Thank you thank you!!
Great video, everything explained in detail. Thank you so much!
I had to repair a freehub and this vid taught me exactly how to do it.
I didn't bother to remove the cassette though, but just removed the hub with the cassette still mounted. Bike works great again.
Thanks for a great video. Did everything like described on my KTM life conquest, took out a lot of debris from frewheel, soaked it in wd40, oiled with maschine oil, put new grease on the bearings and assembled all back. Works like a charm!
This video is exactly what I needed. My bearings were in good shape, but the whole free hub assembly was a mess. Everything is smooth as glass now. Thank you!
russst, watch for dry rust from water ... keep that oil and or grease handy ... i had that problem, the rust will cause it to freeze up also,
Thanks for that video!
I just watched the one where you completely put apart the freehub, but this one is much quicker and does not requires to machine the special tool.
Let's get it done!
Great video presentation as usual. Thank you for taking the time to do it right and clear.
I know it's an old video but thank you so much every one said that i should buy a new wheel cos the hub was dead but thanks to you i managed to make it work like a charm ! You're videos are gold
Whenever I need to do something on my bicycles, RJ saves the day with a video that corresponds to my situation. Thumbs up!
Thank you so much for posting this. I wasn't able to get the cassette freehub out...it seemed to be really stuck, but once i cleaned it up with WD40 and lubed it, it started to work just as good as new. Thank you once again...your videos have saved me time and $$ over and over. If you accept paypal donations I would to help you out in return for your selfless acts and helpful videos. Cheers.
Thank you for your videos. They have been incredibly helpful on my journey into bike maintenance.
Nice vid mate. Just picked up a bike with a sticky back hub not driving so I'll have a go at it soon. Cheers from Melbourne, Australia. Rob.
Great video.Good info,good photography and good speaking.Well done.
Thanks again for your videos. It's been soooooo long since I serviced a Shimano hub that forgot how to grease the internals. Much appreciated
This is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!
Excellent explanation! Thanks for your effort!
Thanks for this, it's really useful to someone like me who has a long mechanical engineering background but who needs to understand how something was put together first to avoid damaging it when dismantling.
+peakrock You might like this video then: czcams.com/video/X9gIEG1db0s/video.html
I love taking things apart and seeing what's inside.
Thanks for your video i learned how to maintain my bikes, more power to you RJ the bike guys
This helped a lot. It helped me fix the same issue on my Trek 7200 multi track. Thanks
Thanks - perfect guide for my latest bike problem!
Really helpful video, very well presented. Saved the day for me - thank you!
Hey man!!! you are doing brilliant work!!!👍💪💪💪👍💪👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥
Good video. Very clear and helpful.
Thank your tutorial I now feel able to repair my twenty year old bike with that freehub issue by myself.
Thank you so much for posting this :-))'
So my bike isn't exactly the same as this however it's close enough that I've done what was needed.. I had zero idea before hand... A question I asked Google led me to one of your videos and that one led me here 😊 thank you for the info 😊😊
💚 Best video I found on the subject.
Thank you for your information. Very helpful
Great instructions!
In all the years I've been fixing bike's I'd never come across this issue. had to do some work on a second hand GT karakoram.
As long as you have all the right tool's, it was quite an enjoyable job. Cheers for the video 👍 from UK.
According to my calculations, the "sticky free-hub" occurs once in every 321 multi-speed bike repairs in North America. I hear the UK has reported a 4-5% decline in this ratio, or maybe warm beer hinders the count accuracy; not sure yet.
Thanks this vid really helped, i had the same problem on my GIANT TCR 2 ROAD BIKE 9 speed cassette
When adjusting cup/cone wheel axles, consideration of QR or axle nut compression is important. The correct way to achieve this is to actually adjust the bearings so that there is a very slight amount of play before mounting in the frame, as the compression will tighten the bearings even more. This mistake often leads to too tight bearings and premature wear. If you can find it, Jobst Brandt gives a great description of this process.
Nice! Thank you, learn a lot today
Very helpfull.
Thanks man :)
Very helpfull! Thank you
Please show the bearing cone and hub bearing tracks inspection, for pitting and bearing track metal break up. A very good video 👍🙂
Mr. bikeguy thank youdilinizi anlamadığım halde el haraketleriniz sıralı ve detaycı anlatımınızdan 20 senelik eski bir bisikleti 2017 model donanımlı hale getirdim çok sağolun başarili videolarinızın devamınıbekliyoruz tekrar teşekkür sağlıkla kalın
Good job!
Thanks RJ! (again)
Thank you very much sir..... i appreciate it.
Kudos Mantab.
Thanks mate.
Thanks!
Thanks, I did and it worked in my!!!!!
Nice video, thanks :)
Thanks a lot man , its very simple to do that not for me
I took some carb spray in there first. Just to make sure that was the problem. And the gears immediately started to engage again. But now I can hear the bearings are dry. now So hopefully have have enough tools . I don't have any specialty tools.But hopefully I can work around that. Thanks for the video. It was helpful.
great video :)
I got a ball bearing tweezers. I love it.😊
I like your videos .its make Mi even I can make my bike.thanks man but give more videos
Nice vid
Hey RJ. Love the videos. You can use compressed air to blow out any remaining solvent. A cool trick is to cut the top off a soda bottle and place it over the freehub body so it forms a seal , then blow air through cap which has a hole drilled in it for the air nozzle. I have also used a similar trick to blow fresh grease into flat pedals without having to dissasemble them (they were old pedals and I was too lazy to overhaul them).
MarzNet256 I was servicing my hub yesterday and I cleaned my free hub body and to dry it out I used compressed air and for a reason or reasons, it did something to the paws and springs in it and now it's not working properly anymore.
What the hell could have happen?
Did I blowed it out to much or did I put the nozzle to close and it undid something in there?
I don't know but I know I will never use compressed air to dry it out.
Half the time I watch these I hadn't realized I had a problem. . . thanks?
Looks like you made your own wheel 😊
Hi do you think i can use muc off wet chain lube , i don t really want to take it apart and use grease?
Very helpful - thank you. Works perfectly after.
Nice video just what i wanted to know. You did miss out putting the bearings in the back of the free hub that you took out with your pliers. What lube did you use when you put those back in
Super!!!
Great video, for simple and easy fix which should be done more often. I just opened mine and free hub was type FH-T300. What is your guess, can i just remove lip seal, soak all the stuff out and install new oil via small bearings.
You can try it. Some freehubs have a little plastic seal, others don't. But you an still lean them out and get new oil in there.
Thanks for another great video RJ. How often does a Freehub need oiling?
+woodbine66 As needed.
Great
My favorite lube for cassettes is 75w90 Mobil1 or Valvoline synthetic gear lube. I think Phil oil is a bit on the thick side. Maybe ok where temps are high.
hey RJ,
i maybe have a problem with my 90s nishiki mountainbike.
when im pedaling the hub sometimes makes a cracking noise, sounds like the paws start gripping inside the freehub.
the same cracking noise as if a start pedaling abrubtly
it appears in all gears, i have 7 gears in the back but on a freehub not a freewheel.
would u recommend the same fix for this problem as in this video? i hope u understand what i mean, my english isnt that great..
greetings from germany
Tip .if you have the problem where the freehub is free in both directions, Take cable ties or strong string/ paracord perhaps with you ,but the “dork guard”must be gone ,then thread cables ties thru the gaps in biggest cog and thru the spokes .which locks the cogs to the wheel ,effectively making it a fixed wheel bike ,might get you home 🏠..slowly
Thumbs up for phrase "dork guard" :)
I have had that problem and walked my way home... now I know better. :D
RJTerrific video! Very helpful and well explained. I have a basic (sticky) Shimano FH-RM35 rear hub/freehub. There is no removable seal when I remove the freehub body.. If I dunk the freehub in kerosene, how do I dry it out, just let it sit overnight?
Thanks very much for your help.
Ric
Ric Liang Let it sit over night. Work the mech to help get it out. Tap it on a cloth to help get the stuff out. Use compressed air to blow it out.
RJ The Bike Guy RJ, I can do all but blow it out with a compressor. I don't have one and the fit is so tight air wouldn't get in anyways. I had difficulty getting the Phil Wood's oil in. If I leave it in the sun to evaporate, before re-lubricating, will I run the risk of everything getting rusty? I could use a hair drier. LoL
Can you reuse the old bearings? Or is it recommended to replace them?
That literally looks like my bike. Is there a disc brake adapter for those two little holes on top of the drop out?
Thanks, the video was very helpful
Is there any other lube you can use? Like chain lube or something?
i'm probably needing to do this, my freehub has just broke, on my Specialized Rockhopper, when u peddle and then stop peddling while moving, the chain just droops!! thanks for the vid! :-D
+Champs HD Yeah same thing happening on my Scott Scale now. It caused me to drop the chain twice on my last ride. Time to buy a new freehub I guess.
Niklas Bergsten yh getting mine fixed soon!
what grease you use
Do they have a Dt swiss model for this?
What's the benefit of the hubs that use replaceable ball bearings versus the type that use the skate board style bearings of whatever diameter? It seems like the skate board style bearings (I hate how they're both called bearings) but the wheel bearings seem like you'd be able to just replace the entire bearing versus having to deal with a bunch of BBs and greasing them yourself, keeping track of how many of them there are etc.
Also why are teh bearings balls on something that's supposed to move only on one axis? Should they be discs to ensure they don't stray and can be spaced exactly apart so they don't rub against eachother?
you put in the hub with wobbling what is that blue grees?
Hello RJ just a quick question, in this video (which has been very helpful, so thank you) you use oil to lubricate the hub after cleaning it down. However, in another video, where you rebuild the hub you use greace. Which is better? I am able to remove the rubber seal on my hub which means I would be able to get either grease or oil into one side (don't want to have to knock out the other side as it's not necessary (as I can see from video) and oil would be easier as well. ???
This oil is better. In the other video I was overhauling the freehub. Oil won't hold the bearings in place for assembly.
@@RJTheBikeGuy thanks you
Thanks for this tutorial... but, as you know, there are a lot of differents hubs. I need a tutorial of a sram/btwin one that have the
freewheel not so free like this Shimano. Probably it is only very dirty and sticky but i don't understand how to open it. It is a sealed bearing B'Twin hub
with a 10 speed body for Sram X7, original part of a RockRider 720s my2016, probably. Thanks, anyway :-)
This has been a very helpful video - thanks. What about the inside of the wheel hub though - is there a good way to clean the inside?
czcams.com/video/X9gIEG1db0s/video.html
@@RJTheBikeGuy Thanks. I'm still a bit confused though. In this video you free up the freehub by soaking in spirits. Won't this remove the internal grease? Wouldn't I then need to disassemble the freehub and re-grease it? The reason I ask is because in this video, you soak in spirits to clean and then just re-attach it to the bike...
Thanks!
@@michaelrowe5118Apparently you didn't watch the whole video.
@@RJTheBikeGuy I believe I did. You added some oil to penetrate the freehub. I've followed all your steps in THIS video, but then I came across your video on how to take apart the freehub to re-grease the bearings. I'm just wondering if I should go ahead and do that? But according to your video here, simply adding some oil to the outside of the hub after soaking in solvent is a solution as well.
Thanks again for your videos - they're very helpful.
@@michaelrowe5118 You said " The reason I ask is because in this video, you soak in spirits to clean and then just re-attach it to the bike" completely leaving out the step of relubing the freehub with Phil Tenacious oil.
the 10mm was too small. I was able to rig it out with a tapering end of a screwdriver. Would it be 12mm? 11mm?
You have to see what fits. 10mm is the most common, but some use other sizes.
this Is what my new bike Is doing feels gritty once I stop pedaling and jumps my chain, i took it to a shop to get it check they said they can't fix it because it's a one piece unit, what does that mean? I can't open it to be cleaned and greased or do i just buy another freehub?
Usually you can take them apart..
Good video but too small Issues. The correct bearing setting is to have just a little bit of freeplay in the bearings, such that when the wheel is installed and the quick release Titenned, the freeplay is removed. Yes, even when when the quick release is not super tight it will still clamp the cones/ bearings down some thousandths of an Inch! The other smaller critique is to never use an adjustable wrench on anything unless it is absolutely necessary. If you clamp the wheel into the Triangle with the quick release properly, you should be able to feel whether or not there is play by bracing your hand on the seat stay and trying to move the rim back-and-forth. I just assembled a set of new wheels and have adjusted the bearings twice In order to get 0 free play once the quick release is clamped closed. On a semi regular basis I also make sure to spin the axle a little bit so that the weight of the bike and rider is not continually in one place on the cones in the hub. The same thing is accomplished when one changes a flat tire As it is very unlikely that 1 could replace the axle in the exact same position
did you ever open maintenance of zitto cassette XD , thru axle ?
No.
RJ, I got my freehub lubed with Phil's Tenacious and it seems relatively smooth now. However when I put it back on the hub and then installed the cassette, there was so much play in the cassette. I took it all apart again and found that it's really the freehub that is sloppy. Is this something you've seen before? I'm thinking its time for a new freehub (?)
Thanks
Ric Liang It could be the bearings (or other parts in there) are very worn and the gunk that was in there was disguising it. Yeah, might be time for a new freehub.
Took it to my LBS and they said the bearings were shot. Getting a new hub now
If you want to have fun with it: czcams.com/video/X9gIEG1db0s/video.html
RJ The Bike Guy That's a great video, but I don't have such a tool, nor a grinder so not likely going to be able to make one. Looked online to see if anybody has the old discontinued Shimano tool, but they don't. At some stage I have to bite the bullet and go to my LBS. I also don't understand how there can be play since they are loose bearings? Even if I had your tool and it went through the whole exercise, wouldn't I end up in the same situation where there's play inside the freehub? Or is it a matter of using that homemade tool to tighten the cone down properly?
With new bearings, it might be better. I made the video for fun. And I have a lot of viewers who live in places where they don't have access to bike shops or places to buy new parts.
Hey, what kind of grease and oil should I use if I'm on a budget? It's just a single-time repair for me so I don't want to spend 50 bucks on it. Thanks.
Shrug. I show you what I use. Beyond that you are on your own.
@@RJTheBikeGuy i see, well sucks to be me then, i guess :D
would normal lithium grease be bad, or just not as good?
I use marine grease for bearings. I have not used lithium grease.
Where do you buy the specific tool to take off the hub?
An Allen wrench? A hardware store...
What size of allen did you use?
He said "10" in the video
I'd pop those bearings out with something softer than a screw driver (like the tongs of a plastic fork) so I don't scrape the bearing race.
Is it possible to use chain lube instead of tenacious oil?
I have head chain saw bar oil will work.
I need help guys.
My pedal spins when I free wheel and idk why. I got a 9spd casette and I'm currently using an 8spd shifter and rd (rd and shifter is still out of stock from our local bike shop).
When I freewheel, the chain sags or slacks and when I let go of the pedal, the pedal spins as I freewheel
Watch the video. Follow the video. Or take it to a shop.
Why are front axles thicker than rear axles? Usually 14mm to 10mm or something. Most weight is on the rear generally.
Use Diesel to clean the parts. Use spray dry lube to finish the job. Will last a long time till it gums up again compared to grease.
Nope! Nothing is better than RJ's blue marine grease!
@@MrGichinfunakoshi yup
and why would you want to do that?
i just did this but used chainsaw chain oil instead
ever use 90w gear oil instead of phils? Gear oil is way cheaper at $4 for 32 oz versus $15-20 for 4oz of Phils.....Your thoughts?
Correct. I also use 90W, diluted with naptha, to lubricate my chain. The naptha, being volatile, will evaporate and leave the 90W behind.
I used to work for a bike shop that loved PW. Their marketing is more impressive than their products.
Thanks to you and Robin H for the tips. I've found 4 oz Phil TO for $10 ... cheap compared to Dumonde Freehub Oil for $30 per 4 oz bottle!
@@reh2660 Thanks to you and Robin H for the tips. I've found 4 oz Phil TO for $10 ... cheap compared to Dumonde Freehub Oil for $30 per 4 oz bottle!
I wish I found this sooner, took my rear wheel to the mechanic yesterday because my hub was slipping and not turning the wheel. He told me that the hub was pressed in and could not be repaired, so I bought a new rim + hub. Are there even pressed - in hubs? Or did I just lose money and a serviceable hub to a scammer? All hubs should be repairable... right?
Sorry, but I don't know the wheel or the problem. Maybe it was repairable, maybe not. I can't say without having worked on the bike.
@@RJTheBikeGuy Alright, thanks for the answer! If I have more issues I will try to find the solutions on your channel!
How can I make my bent chain wheel?
Ketta Owire ?
czcams.com/video/vb4Acrhhj-M/video.html
What solution are u soaking hub in ?
What did I say in the video?
is baby oil ok for the freehub?
Oh my! Park Tool has videos to introduce novices to bicycle lubes and greases. You definitely need to check them out.
Can i use non freehub oil
STP or Slick 50
I had to get the freewheel remover took because mines 21mm? 19.5mm inside
what is that blue you saw grees ?
Marine grease.
thanks man
what make of oil in that blue bottle ?
www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0028NAFFW/ref=nosim/youtube25-20
was going to try this product ?
www.super-lube.com/
Good luck with that.
@@squarehead1 Superlube is a good lube. But that doesn't mean it's good for everything.
RJ, you're a saint! Lots of folks ask questions you've already handled in the video, but you're patient and don't get ticked off.
I can't open the free hub it's too tight. What should I do
Keep trying or take it to bike shop. Make sure you are turning it the correct direction.
Cutting torch if all else fails !! LOL
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