Replacing Hope Ti Glide Freehub

Harryburgundy

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I'm going to replace the freehub on my Hope Ti Glide....easy to do? Do the pawls and springs come out and fall on the floor never to be found...well, not until 6 months later after you have shelled out good money for replacement parts and you have since sold the wheels anyway... :evil:
 
Harryburgundy":39i72bia said:
I'm going to replace the freehub on my Hope Ti Glide....easy to do? Do the pawls and springs come out and fall on the floor never to be found...well, not until 6 months later after you have shelled out good money for replacement parts and you have since sold the wheels anyway... :evil:

:LOL: They will if you're not careful! :LOL:

Just prise the drive-side spacer off (using something that wont scratch the hell out of it), then pull the freehub body away from the hub body (wrap a plastic bag around the hub to prevent the springs and pawls flying everywhere!)
If it's an early Ti-Glide, the drive-side spacer will have a tiny grub screw holding it on - undo this!
 
They will fall out, whatever! They're easy to replace unless you have sausage fingers. Wrap a thin rubber band (not a posties red one) a couple of times round the freehub and replace them one by one. When they're all in place refit the hub, and snip the band once the pawls are held in place by the seal.
Done!
 
REMOVAL
1.Seal off fridge area
2.Pull off the end spacer
3.Cup hands around freehub and use thumbs and forefingers to slide the body off
If they do spring out and thay dont always,they are safe in you hands
4.Put springs and pawls in a bag or jar to keep them safe
Unless you intend to replace then too,and if youre going to the trouble of replacing the freehub then the pawls etc should also be changed for the sake of maintenance.
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RE-FITTING
1.Check fridge seal
2.Place an elastic band a couple of times around the freehub,it neednt be to tight,just enough so it doesnt move or slide off
3.Put the tiniest smidgen of grease where the pawl sits an no where else[the less the better in this job]
4.Place each spring in the pawl and insert into its slot
Hold it in place and slide the elastic band down to hold it in
5.Repeat step 4 till all the pawls and springs are in the freehub and tucked behind the elastic band.
6.Slide the it onto the axle until the pawls are nearly fully inside the hub.
7.Start to slide the band upwards and away from each pawl
[the pawls are mostly inside the hub so theres no chance of them springing out as you remove the band]
Then turn it slowly anti-clockwise till you hear the pawls click in place
8.Replace the end spacer.

Jobs a good 'un :cool:
 
I've never needed to use a laggy band for re-fitting - I have at least three fingers on each of my hands to hold the pawls in place whilst I push the freehub body back into place! :LOL:
 
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