Free hub is goosed so a new hub is required. Any ideas of what cartridge hub fit the 24 hole rear as I want to keep the tubless rim?
can't you just replace the freehub? Most economical way is to buy a cheap deore level hub, then you've got a spare axle, bearing, cones etc... new deore hubs can be found for less than a shimano freewheel. You need an 8 or 10mm (can't remember which it is) allen key to remove the freehub body, and a set of cone spanners to take the axle out to get the the freehub screw.
10mm
HTH
e.g. rear xt complete hub, 20 quid:-
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/HUSHM765/shimano-xt-m765-disc-centrelock-mtb-hub
LX 15 quid:-
http://www.on-one.co.uk/i/q/HUSHM585/shimano-lx-585-centrelock-mtb-hub
24 hole needed, otherwise a new tubless rim also required. Thanks tho!
"whoosh"!
the freehub unbolts from the part of the hub with spokes in - thus you don't need to rebuild the wheel
Doesn't take long to replace freehub, pretty sure you won't be able to fit another type of hub anyway, the spokes and hub interfaces are custom jobbies
New XT's use a 14mm allen key for the freehub.
You can get by with an 8 and 6 in there but my new 14mm allen key is ace.
If you have allen key locknuts it's probably a new one.
Don't you need to check the part number for the freehub to make sure it's compatible?
[b]cp[/b]
thanks - I'd been looking for a cheap 765 rear hub.
[b]Whos_Daddy[/b]
it really is easy - unless the bearing surfaces are badly pitted. You get new cones, axle, bearings freehub and QR, just discard the rest of the new hub and fit the new innards to your old wheel. So providing you have a compatable donor hub, the spoke number is irrelevant