My Lightweight rear hub has a problem...
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 5:23 pm
Hi all,
I have a set of Gen1 Lightweight Obermayers and the rear wheel has been lying around for the past few months out of order - It seems that the hub is slipping. It start to slip when applying a fair amount of torque to it - so in the easier sprockets at the back while putting power down. It doesn't many any noise. I took it to the bike shop and they said they found some of the pawls stuck down - they cleaned it up and I tried it out again but it still slips just the same as before. I left it for a month or two and took it apart again today to see that the pawls are working fine. It's actually the whole thing that's turning, not just the freehub body.
What's wrong with it? is the bearing not seated properly? Is this repairable?
I bought these wheels second hand and rode them for about 2 months (including some serious racing) without any problems before this occurred.
Don't forget that the Obermayers have Tune hub internals and not the DT swiss ones that the Standards use.
I have a set of Gen1 Lightweight Obermayers and the rear wheel has been lying around for the past few months out of order - It seems that the hub is slipping. It start to slip when applying a fair amount of torque to it - so in the easier sprockets at the back while putting power down. It doesn't many any noise. I took it to the bike shop and they said they found some of the pawls stuck down - they cleaned it up and I tried it out again but it still slips just the same as before. I left it for a month or two and took it apart again today to see that the pawls are working fine. It's actually the whole thing that's turning, not just the freehub body.
What's wrong with it? is the bearing not seated properly? Is this repairable?
I bought these wheels second hand and rode them for about 2 months (including some serious racing) without any problems before this occurred.
Don't forget that the Obermayers have Tune hub internals and not the DT swiss ones that the Standards use.