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Offline BeTz

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What did I just do to my rear hub?
« on: July 31, 2009, 02:49:21 PM »
Alright, so I took off my rear wheel yesterday to change tyre - it's a 12mm bolt through Azonic hub. I noticed that the bearing was feeling pretty gritty so I undid the locknut on the non-drive side and slid the internals out to the drive side (i.e. the cassette and everything shifted away from the hub such that I could see the pawls). Once I saw that it was a sealed cartridge bearing I slid everything back to it's orginal spot and retightened the lock nut by hand.

My problem is that now when I coast with my feet off the pedals, the pedals keep turning forwards! Uh oh... Obviously I've done something wrong - is it simply that I have overtightened the bearings, or did some crap get in the cassette and make it no longer coast properly? Anyone have any ideas? (oh, and I ride it like this, will I shag it? Obviously the bearings need replacing anyway, so that doesn't worry me if I accelerate their wear a bit, but I don't want to stuff the cassette mechanisms.)
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Re: What did I just do to my rear hub?
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2009, 03:12:01 PM »
Too tight is the problem.
Back it off and you will be in business.
Happens all the time with BMX hubs.

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Re: What did I just do to my rear hub?
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2009, 08:03:53 PM »
cool, I'll back it off a touch before sunday's ride then. Thanks for the tip.
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