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@RJTheBikeGuy

5 жыл бұрын

@@pedro3115 kzread.info/dash/bejne/mGVtpKmSk5jfo6Q.html

@hedzb5954

5 жыл бұрын

what is that cassette? I want that exact type

@OctogonOxygen024816

4 жыл бұрын

Can you do a video like this but on a vintage french bike like a PEUGEOT!?

@glynnpaulcamacho5938

3 жыл бұрын

Can u fix ur casstte?

@RJTheBikeGuy

3 жыл бұрын

@@glynnpaulcamacho5938 The cassette is just the cogs that fit on the freehub. What's to fix? If they are damaged/worn, replace them.

My local LBS does NOT seem to bother servicing, specially the budget 8-9 speed wheels that are relative cheap to replace, being thrown, in favour of time saving and perhaps business wise better to sell a new wheel instead. Then I watch RJ's video, go on a dumpster dive, service them, and BOOM, wheel and freehub serviced as new again! Circular economy FTW! 🌍

@letour32rr

8 ай бұрын

As a mechanic that worked in a shop, you’re spot on. Say a customer brings in a 30 year old wheel with an AceraX hub laced to a single wall rim that needs a tru and hub overhaul. We could service that wheel (provided the bearing races aren’t pitted) and get it going again. But that will cost up to $60 in labor and even with that, it’s not a super strong wheel. But for $30-40 more, we could put you on a brand new budget wheel with double wall rim and you’ll be leaving with a better bike all together. Also, many shops are having a hard time hiring mechanics who actually want to learn how to do this. I know we did. And even of they had the desire to learn, some people just don’t have the natural problem solving thought processes it takes to be a mechanic. All this to say, you’re right, but there can be so many reasons why.

Excellent! I searched the internet for hours to find out how to remove a freehub with this sort of attachment to the hub...couldn’t find anything on it. The thing was on there so tight even with a cheater bar it was impossible to move. I was convinced it was not meant to come off! But thanks to your video I had the confidence to get an even bigger cheater bar and finally removed it! I was just about to give up and buy a new wheel...

RJ, I just want to say thanks for this video. Your shared knowledge gave me the confidence to service my own freehub assembly, and the results are quite satisfying. Thank you for helping me gain a new skill and a deeper understanding of bicycle maintenance.

If only more guides were like this. Clean, simple and instructive. Thanks!

@bk83082

2 жыл бұрын

And absolutely chock full of breathing.

RJ...You are the man! I just cleaned my hub after the it came loose twice during two different rides and the grease was filthy. Your video helped me tremendously!

I am now a freehub body repair expert thanks to this fella. Thanks buddy! Really enjoyed the process having some it multiple times.

Thanks so much! I was going to buy a new freehub, but it was not necessary.Just followed your steps and everything is like new

Just been quoted over £200 to fix my sons mountain bike, watched your videos and doing it myself, thanks for the tuition, your doing great.

RJ, thanks so much for the video. I have a project Trek and I did not like the grinding in the rear wheel. I followed your instructions and even though it wasn't exactly the same . . . your info was enough to get me through it. And it sounds and spins great. Thanks again, Mike

Thanks for making this. It's been 25 years since the last time I did this...I found all of my old tools, and I all I needed was a refresher. So, thanks!

And we're gonna go ahead and fart while the seal is coming off!

@DLR2542

4 жыл бұрын

That CRAP was funny

@Triggerfish70

3 жыл бұрын

I read your comment and had to go back and watch that part. 🤣🤣🤣

@Al-HasanKMalik-mt7gp

10 ай бұрын

Careful Not To Damage It ... 🧎💨

@ragavvijayadev8900

Ай бұрын

The fart was basically acknowledging the statement there, "Careful Not To Damage It".

I had an issue with the free hub on my road bike. Your video has helped me resolve that issue!! Thank you so much!!

Thank you for this video. My rear hub was noisy and had a slight hitch in it, and this guide helped me understand what I needed to do. Once I got the axle removed, I was surprised at just how little grease was in there (I guess the assembler at the factory didn't do his job?), so I cleaned everything out and packed in so much grease that you couldn't see the bearings when I was done. My rear wheel rolls so much more smoothly now!

I've never actually seen one of these before! You learn something new everyday:) Thanks

God so clear and fun! I watch your videos always anxious for the next step and that keeps me scotched on watching till the end. Much better than Netflix! Also after I can actually do it myself...

Thanks for sharing your expertise. I intend to do service my bike tomorrow and have ordered the cassette removal tool.

Thanks for these helpful instructions. I just cleaned the freehub of my 10 yrs old velomobile. After taking it out of the solvent and cleaning with an old toothbrush, I flushed it again with a thin stream of fresh solvent - this flushed out even the last dirt and debris from the hub. I also applied some grease to the bearing with a syringe.

Your videos are some of the best I've watched on bicycle repair. THANK YOU!!

Thanks for all your videos! very helpful in my bike build/upgrade.

Thanks for this. Followed your video exactly and everything worked out. Only thing was no rubber ring on inside of freehub so just had to add tenacious oil through the tight gap in between.

Another great video, its crazy because someone just asked me how to do this, Thanks!

Thanks for these videos. I've learned so much just from watching them and its got me wrenching.

great stuff. helped me a lot... I used to change maintain that on my bike like 14y ago, I have completely forgot how to do it.

So I'm the new guy who's learning from your videos. What brought me to this one is I took off the hub to service it and can't remember which spacers go on which side. For now I'm just centering the rim in the hard tail of the frame. When I'm ready to put the bike back together hopefully the chain alignment will be alright. If not I'll have to figure out the spacing at that point.

Very helpful video. You are very clear with instructions unlike a lot of DIY videos out on the web. Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for sharing! This helped me revive an old wheel set.

Oh My Gosh! Love your videos so much, soon goin to repair my hub, hope ill do it well.

How can 192 folks not like this? This is frickin great advice, given freely as a tutorial. Jeez!

@peerpaulin8486

Ай бұрын

You must not use oil but grease. After you have degreased the freewheel mechanism you would need to disassemble it and properly apply grease to it.This has not been done and it likely will cause problems later on. Check other videos on how it is done properly.

Thanks heaps, I'm echoing the other comments but it is strait forward and easy to follow, thank you

VERY BIG THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR EFFORD AND ENLIGHTENMENT. REGARDS

Great video as always brother! Once again, you've saved my butt!

thanks for the video,I had the courage to sort my noisy rear hub...

Thank you! That was very informative!

Cheers RJ. Just picked up a Giant Upland rigid MTB kerbside that has issues with the freehub not engaging so will be using this video to hopefully reinvigorate the old girl.

Thanks RJ thanks to this video am working on one now!

Nice video, thanks. Wish I'd read the comments first as I couldn't resist applying a bit of grease as well as the oil to the inner bearing of the freehub/pawls. I had play in the freehub of an Ultegra 6700 wheel, maybe due to the seating on the inner side, which allowed dirt/grime inside causing the outside bearings to wear prematurely.

You save my day today at work….thumbs up for you mate 🤙

I love your channel dude, you're the best.

Excellent video. Didn't have a clue before, this was a fantastic example. 👌🏻

I just did this on a Finnish brand bike for my friend, I have a video of the bike on my channel. Freehub body was warned out but it would've took too long to order and was a bit on the expensive side too. I tried to haul it over the best I could. Next problem was with the new rear sprockets. They were loose and I needed to add a spacer behind. When putting it all together all hell broke loose and I was forced to reverse the axle. Dunno why because it opened it from the hub side, bit stupid of me, but when putting it together the cone went very deep there. Rear sprockets were too different. All in all, I got it back together and working.

Thanks once more RJ! My back wheel is silent again now :)

Excellent video. One item: never mix the bearings from one side to the other. Always keep them separate, as they will have slightly different wear patterns. This will extend their life.

@emigrant4life

3 жыл бұрын

also freewheel needs little bit thicker oil/lubricant

@dainiusk.9119

2 жыл бұрын

What if I use lithium grease which is like thick paste instead of a liquid lubricant?

Glad I came back and watched this again. I have had success making the cup removal tool and replacing eigth inch bearings. It may be tedious but worth it for those who can't simply upgrade or still enjoy riding old bikes. But I forgot a detail like replacing the rubber seal in the back and not sure if washer stack order matters. I am also wondering what grease RJ uses here. Marine feels too think but I will leave it on bc its a beach bike and salt air corrodes everything.

4:39 Really, couldn't wait.

@DommageCollateral

4 жыл бұрын

hashahahahahaha

@brokenchopstickz

4 жыл бұрын

...After Thunder comes Rain.

@xyrobadong7608

4 жыл бұрын

hahahaha

@changereception7750

3 жыл бұрын

That was a collapsed bearing, give the man a break.

@kaedeschulz5422

3 жыл бұрын

God damn i can't stop laughing reading these comments HAHHAAA

This one is awesome for hyperglide freewheel which I have had recently to clean and see it. Sincerely yours from North Afghanistan Rg.

You are a legend RJ!!!

Thanks for the video. Was a help over the weekend when repairing my Axis DT 2.0 freehub. The hub was getting quite sticky I managed to strip it down clean and regrease. I used a 28mm wood bit to turn the main bearing holder to disassemble the freehub body. The hex bolt is I think 11 or 12 mm for this free hub. 10mm is too small. I left the bolt in place and cleaned in place.

@RJTheBikeGuy

7 жыл бұрын

Yep, the bolt size varies.

Great that you mentioned ridges on washer face outwards.even though other side has larger surface area.Well appreciated !Thanks

@RJTheBikeGuy

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Very helpful! Thank you!

This has helped me loads following this ,thank you so much

Well done. Perfect video. Good light. Just enough talking. Thanks!

This is a perfectly clear and helpful video. Thx a lot!

@RJTheBikeGuy

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great tutorial explained well

Cool video. Helped me a lot. Thank you 🙏

Good video, as usual. Thanks !

Это видео очень помогло мне. Большое спасибо! This video really helped me. Thank you very much!

This is a great video. Thank you.

Great video thank you! 🚲

Thank you very much, you are the best!

Great clip , straight forward talking & full of great tips. But hey your chair needs fixing. Haha 👍

Very Thorough. I Like It!

very good video ! great job !! helped me alot Thanks !!!!

Thanks for ur vid RJ, "BIG" help

I like how how during 8:46-8:48 , the old grease in the hub cone just magically disappeared all on its own so RJ could put some new grease in there, RESPECT! 🙌🙈😉👍

2 ай бұрын

put some air pressure on it 4:34 ;) hihihihihi

Nicely explained and use of the video. ☆☆☆☆

Awesome video bro

Very good interesting just one today, grease had dried due to sitting all winter

Great video, very helpful. So if I don't have that first oil you use, are there some similar type oils? Thick motor oil or something?

Hi again soz, ive not started mine yet but im hoping my shimano HG200 cassette is similar in doing. thanks matt

Many thanks! Do you know if there should be a grease seal on the freehub outer edge? Shimano ones seem to have a seal, but mine (and the one you work on in this vid) do not have one.

I have a question. Am I able to swap hubs I have Deore LX Parallax Hubs. a wheel with a hub that takes 8speed & another wheel that takes 7speed only, I dont have a specer to convert 8 to 7 before I buy it I just want to know if I can actually swap the hubs. by the way, thank you RJ for all the videos they really come in hand.

very informative! thanks!

Great video !

i have a grinding sound while coasting.I have taken wheel apart and its definetly coming from the interface between freehub and wheel which in places is grinding.I dont know if i can rescue it but once 11mm allen key comes tomorrow ill take it off and do what you do in this video.

Well done for this video 🙏 thanks

Can you show us how to service one of these but on french vintage bikes!

Thx man very useful

at 4:18 you mention the backside of the freehub but mine is different where there are no additional bearings to expose and doesn't allow me to rotate the freehub like you did. I am working with a Shimano RM30 36h.

fantastic. much appreciated! /Markus, sweden

Mine is a single speed bmx bike.. it has a driver.. the bearings blew up.. so i took it apart and found 3 different sizes of bearings.. the non drive side was simple enough ( the largest ones go there). On the drive side the the smallest ones are for the driver.. I have no clue where the medium sized ones go.. ..

Hi RJ, assuming the free hub has been flushed and dried, how is the Phil's Tenacious Oil getting to the upper ball bearings in the free hub body? I'd like to understand as I've got an Axis 2.0 rear wheel on my CX bike that has a rumbling free hub when coasting. I'm told that these free wheel hubs are now made of Unobtainium (aka you can't get them any more - thanks, Specialized) and I'm hoping this will work before doing a deep dive and rebuilding it.

Excellent. Thank you.

Good video! you used grease for 2 bearings and oil for 3rd one. Is there explanation?

Hi thanks for the video it's really helpful But i have a problem. After 3:37 u got the freehub out. Mine didn't come out. i only got that middle axe that u were holding in 4:01

This is a Great video. I have a question though, I followed this procedure on assembling the rear wheel and freewheel for my own BMX bike. At first I was riding the bike it works ok, then suddenly my rear wheel just got stocked and it won't roll. Why is the cone tighten up and my rear wheel are now stocked? Can you pls help me out... thank you in advance.

@RJTheBikeGuy

7 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you left a spacer out, or maybe installed larger bearings, or made some mistake re-assembling.

hey RJ. do you clean or reemplace the grease soaked microfiber towels?

Thanks so much this is so valuable! Noob questions through, i don’t have the same grease, I have crystal white lighting grease will this work? And regular white lighting chain lube...

@RJTheBikeGuy

5 жыл бұрын

*shrug*

Just one warning - there are freehubs where there is no rubber seal but only steel finishing and it seems to be locked for good. Take a close look before dumping it to the solvent or you'll end up with dry bearings and no option to lube it - just like I did (had to drop some sewing machine oil inside)...

@jolynnathan8475

5 жыл бұрын

Adam RR You sir, have just saved me from making a big mistake. Thank you for the warning!

@andrewwilliams9477

5 жыл бұрын

I also have this type of free hub. I used a light oil from an aerosol to spray between the thin gap between the moving parts to flush out the grime. Then I put several drops of wet lube into the same gap. It now works much better than before.

I looked at this video and was trying to remove the freehub of my bike,grounding sound when the wheels just rotate... It's not normal clicking, thoo. Overhaul everything except the part when we supposed to use the Allen key, didn't see any square inside the hub, was it just my bike hub different or I missed something. I learned a lot from your video, sir. Especially if I had all those tools,parts, grease and oil, and the knowledge to overhaul the bike. Thank you.😂

RJ. Thanks for another great video. I replaced a 6 speed late 1980s Uniglide freehub with a new one. Can I rebuild and overhaul (new bearings, etc) the old one, as they're getting expensive and hard to source?

@RJTheBikeGuy

8 жыл бұрын

+woodbine66 Yes. First there wre this video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/im2bq6eAYcfIYNY.html But you might also find this video useful: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oZV2s6p8hZy6dNo.html

omg i have 12 mm inner socket to open that hub and from other side... Can i use multipurpose ep lithium based grease?

Thanks RJ for this! My freehub sounded like marbles after a year, and it took some trial and error to get the right size hex in there (my Fuji Cross needed 11mm) it was a breeze to do. It also got me to go and buy paint thinner, and this might be a game changer as a basic degreaser / solvent as I normally use diluted simple green

@swolebro

4 жыл бұрын

Simple Green is definitely still worth using, but keep the solvents around for those cases where you need something more powerful. For cassettes and chains especially, don't waste the solvents - Simple Green works and is way more cost effective. $5 for a gallon, which you can dilute 4:1, and still use over and over. A cheap ultrasonic cleaner (~$80) is also a great thing to have.

@HoloScope

2 жыл бұрын

Paint thinner gets me high as the sky 🥰

My freewheel body has a play about 0.5 mm. the gear would wobble out more. Can I use 5/32 balls replacement or remove one thin spacer?

great video

That was fantastic

Thank you very much.

I have a question i was trying to find hub cone for bmx front hub on eBay

I was wondering how to change the free-hub when the ratchet is worn down, after that nothing will help, only a new one. Thanks for this demo!

Great Vid. May I suggest a retractable magnet (to remove bearings) and brake cleaner (to quickly blast everthing clean without leaving a film)...???

@ChuckD59

7 жыл бұрын

This is how I used to do it too. But someone in another video mentioned the possibility that you might magnetize the balls, and thereby make them attractive to metallic particles that might otherwise be carried in the grease. In that case they suggested using a larger zip tie end to shovel them in and out. This made sense to me.