After buying what I thought were a nice set of wheels on here, they are turning into a bit of a money pit. Bearings on the rear had gone so bought a bearing kit. Sounds simple so far, but since then they've been a pig. The end caps were tricky to remove, so rather than use force, a trip to the lbs today had them removed. Comments were made about how badly caked in grime the insides were, hence the struggle to remove. No matter I thought, they are off now, on to the task of removing the freehub, popping the bearings out and swapping them for new ones.
Sadly, not that simple again. Freehub removed but Christ, I'm amazed that the ratchet worked at all, so much crud in there it was unbelieveable. A soak in degreaser later, and I start the task if removing the pawls and springs, well what was left of the springs at any rate. A couple had corroded so much there was nothing left, the other two were pretty worn and had very little meat left to them. Pawls seem ok though. So, on to my point/question. Can I get replacement pawl springs or do I need a full kit? Being new to this modern stuff, I assume hope can sort me out, but as these wheels are already costing me more than they should, are there any alternative sources I can get them from for less coin?
Any help/advice will be more than welcomed.
I hope that the hope disc brakes I bought from the same guy don't go in the same direction.
Sadly, not that simple again. Freehub removed but Christ, I'm amazed that the ratchet worked at all, so much crud in there it was unbelieveable. A soak in degreaser later, and I start the task if removing the pawls and springs, well what was left of the springs at any rate. A couple had corroded so much there was nothing left, the other two were pretty worn and had very little meat left to them. Pawls seem ok though. So, on to my point/question. Can I get replacement pawl springs or do I need a full kit? Being new to this modern stuff, I assume hope can sort me out, but as these wheels are already costing me more than they should, are there any alternative sources I can get them from for less coin?
Any help/advice will be more than welcomed.
I hope that the hope disc brakes I bought from the same guy don't go in the same direction.
