Hi Everyone,
Bored waiting for a new derailleur hanger I decided to take my freehub body off to give it a clean. I have owned the bike for about a year, a 2018 Production Privee Shan N5, and it's overdue. Once I had the end caps off I realized I could hardly turn the axle and in a moment of clarity I realized why my back wheel wasn't spinning as freely as it should. I also found out the freehub would not come off, wouldn't even budge. I used a wooden block and a hammer to tap the axle back and forth a bit hoping to break the freehub loose. Eventually with a bit of tapping and a bit of WD40 I was able to free things up. I then threaded my cassette back on and gave it a yank and was able to get the freehub and axle out.
Whether from my tapping (probably) or some other evil force the freehub is, as you can see, destroyed. At this point I still cannot get the axle out. With the freehub and axle out I have tried tapping it through with a wooden block and hammer (and wet lube) and it moves but doesn't free up. In fact the bearing appears to be shaving metal off of the axle each time I have tapped it through. I am assuming the bearing is no longer round.
With the freehub destroyed I am ready to give up on the axle as well. The freehub is a Stan's Durasync (XD) on a Stan's Neo hub on a Stan's Flow MK3 rim. I am running a Sram 11 speed cassette. So my question is, what now? I'm not ready to build a new wheel so I am committed to the neo hub for the time being. Do I have to run a Stan's freehub body if I have a Stan's hub? Should I just order another durasync and axle and be done with it or are there other options? If so, how does one confirm compatibility?
This is my first time diving this far into a wheel and I'd greatly appreciate any feedback.
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Bored waiting for a new derailleur hanger I decided to take my freehub body off to give it a clean. I have owned the bike for about a year, a 2018 Production Privee Shan N5, and it's overdue. Once I had the end caps off I realized I could hardly turn the axle and in a moment of clarity I realized why my back wheel wasn't spinning as freely as it should. I also found out the freehub would not come off, wouldn't even budge. I used a wooden block and a hammer to tap the axle back and forth a bit hoping to break the freehub loose. Eventually with a bit of tapping and a bit of WD40 I was able to free things up. I then threaded my cassette back on and gave it a yank and was able to get the freehub and axle out.
Whether from my tapping (probably) or some other evil force the freehub is, as you can see, destroyed. At this point I still cannot get the axle out. With the freehub and axle out I have tried tapping it through with a wooden block and hammer (and wet lube) and it moves but doesn't free up. In fact the bearing appears to be shaving metal off of the axle each time I have tapped it through. I am assuming the bearing is no longer round.
With the freehub destroyed I am ready to give up on the axle as well. The freehub is a Stan's Durasync (XD) on a Stan's Neo hub on a Stan's Flow MK3 rim. I am running a Sram 11 speed cassette. So my question is, what now? I'm not ready to build a new wheel so I am committed to the neo hub for the time being. Do I have to run a Stan's freehub body if I have a Stan's hub? Should I just order another durasync and axle and be done with it or are there other options? If so, how does one confirm compatibility?
This is my first time diving this far into a wheel and I'd greatly appreciate any feedback.
