Problem: After trying to put up with it for 200 miles, i've decided my Pro2 Road hub is just too noisy
Does anyone have a link to examples/demo's/pics on how to strip down and where to add grease/anything else in order to quieten the beast?
pull the freehub off (it just pulls off, getting the seal back on is harder), add some grease, re-assemble. It won't be silent, but will be quieter.
Use oil instead of grease. You'll know when to add more oil as it well get noisier, but it's not as often as you would think, plus it makes the hub freewheel better.
louder the better. i love mine! clack clack clacking.
post them to me. i will keep them quiet for you.
in the mean time, you will need to buy some different wheels.
Think mine is getting louder too, what oil is the best to use then?
blimey, freehub just pulls off?
last time I serviced a Hope hub was years ago, taking the freehub off resulted in springs jumping for freedom in all directions..
I like the noise of my MTB Pro2, but for some reason the Road Pro2 is even louder, just isn't right on a road bike.
what oil is the best to use then
extra virgin apprently 🙂
Send it to me and ill replace it with a shimano deore hub...much quieter
Just keep pedalling, you won't hear a thing. 🙂
Surely a lovely clicky-clacky freehub is the one of the best things about Hope?
Saves ringing a bell at dozy pedestrians.
If you want quiet, don't use Hope. No way of shutting it up
Just keep pedalling, you won't hear a thing.
TBH, that's what I tend to do!
Surely a lovely clicky-clacky freehub is the one of the best things about Hope? Saves ringing a bell at dozy pedestrians.
I can kinda see the attraction, but its too loud, especially on a road bike. My White Industries freewheel sounds amazing, but doenst get on my nerves at all.
To be fair though, EVERY pedestrian looks to see me coming
Pull free hub off and put a grease with a solid lube component, like copper grease, on the ratchet teeth. Light grease or oil will give up too quickly. I hated the noise on mine and its much quieter now, and I put copper grease in months ago.
I found packing out the space around the pawls and teeth with grease insulated the sound, it gets louder around the point where it needs a re-grease. Still noisier than most, but not as annoyingly clicky as it was when new.
CTMonkey, I'll try copper grease next time - no issues with pawls slipping / not engaging then?
not copper grease - its not what its designed for
None. It still clicks but heavily subdued and tolerable. Only need a thin coat, its a thick grease so I guess if you totally packed it out it might gum up the pawls.
TJ, I'm not using it to lube the bearings, just reduce noise (and possibly wear?) From the pawls on the ratchet. Solid wax not "designed" for bicycle chains but some of us are not hamstrung by convention, eh?
Pull the freehub off, then remove the springs and pawls. Put the freehub back on. Your hub will now be silent.
This might help if you do decide to strip it down and bung in some grease:
Copper grease is an anti seize product, though it feels smooth the copper is a fine abrasive.Don't know how long it will take to do damage though
No hub can be too noisy! I love the sound of Hopes.
cheers GrahamS
what oil is the best to use then
I've no idea whats "best"... I use Pedros Synlube as I have a little bottle of it and no longer use it on my chains.
I worked my way down to oil, started with normal grease which makes the hub quieter but can stop the pawls working if you put too much in, and also makes the freehub mechanism a bit sticky and hence less willing to freewheel (especially when in very cold "freezing" temperatures), next up was Manitou M-prep which being a very light grease I thought would work well but it sort of turns to liquid and tended to freeze worse than normal grease (High water/liquid content???). Next up was the Synlube oil which I've been very happy with, makes the hub much quieter and freewheels much better... and importantly doesn't freeze or get sticky when taken out in very cold conditions. After a few months it gets noiser and needs a top up, which is piss easy.
Have used basic Lithium grease a number of times to silence clicky hubs
im chuffed at how easy this looks to remedy. I shall be greasing/oiling this weekend!
Pedal more. Coast less. Problem solved.
Cheers messiah, any other oils suitable apart from the extra virgin..... 🙂
what oil is the best to use then
Try a thicker automotive gear oil like:
EP90 gear oil - easy to get at most car places though the multigrade 75/90 or 80/90 are more common.
should be better than grease as it will not get pushed out of place..