How do you remove a Campagnolo freehub body?
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- Remove set screw from side of drive side locknut.
- Hold non-drive side cone with cone wrench. Loosen and remove drive side locknut.
- Pull freehub to remove. Use care not to loose small parts. Note orientation of pawls as you remove freehub.
Can you change your freehub body?
You can either buy a new freehub body or if you’re lucky your local bike shop or bike recycling project may have a stash! Your replacement freehub body needs to have the same interface as your old one (meaning the same spline pattern) so it can fit onto your old hub.
How do I know if my freehub needs replacing?
Check the freehub for wear to see if it needs replacing or just cleaning and relubing. To do this, firmly grab the splined body and give it a wiggle. If it moves more than a couple of millimetres side to side, replace it.
What is the difference between a freewheel and a freehub?
The difference between a freewheel system and a freehub system is in the location of the coasting mechanism. On a freewheel system, the coasting mechanism is built into the gear cluster. The term “freewheel” refers to the whole gear cluster with the coasting mechanism inside.
How to replace a freehub body on a rear bicycle wheel?
Hold the lock nut on the drive side and unscrew the cone on the non-drive side. You can now remove the axle from the drive side. When you do this, the bearings may be left inside the hub or stuck to the cones.
How to service a Campagnolo Fulcrum freehub body?
You can then refit the pawls and spring, then grease the ratchet ring and axle before refitting the freehub body and refitting the spacer and lockring.
What’s the best way to remove a freehub?
Freehub Removal. Once your cassette and bearings are removed, slide the 10mm allen key into the center of the hub, and loosen it by turning counter-clockwise. If the freehub is very tight and difficult to loosen you can get more leverage by mounting the allen key in a vice clamp and sliding the wheel down onto it.
How can I get to the freehub body?
To gain access to the freehub body, you need to remove the axle from the wheel. Using the correct size cone spanner (usually 15mm) and spanner (usually 17mm) hold the cone and lock nut on the non-drive side of the wheel (the side without the freehub body.) Unscrew the lock nut.
Hold the lock nut on the drive side and unscrew the cone on the non-drive side. You can now remove the axle from the drive side. When you do this, the bearings may be left inside the hub or stuck to the cones.
To gain access to the freehub body, you need to remove the axle from the wheel. Using the correct size cone spanner (usually 15mm) and spanner (usually 17mm) hold the cone and lock nut on the non-drive side of the wheel (the side without the freehub body.) Unscrew the lock nut.
You can then refit the pawls and spring, then grease the ratchet ring and axle before refitting the freehub body and refitting the spacer and lockring.
Freehub Removal. Once your cassette and bearings are removed, slide the 10mm allen key into the center of the hub, and loosen it by turning counter-clockwise. If the freehub is very tight and difficult to loosen you can get more leverage by mounting the allen key in a vice clamp and sliding the wheel down onto it.
