[Closed] Replace rear wheel hub or whole wheel?

Or just replace the freehub body instead?

Wot he said, sounds like just the free hub body and should be easy to replace.

kev

Thanks for the response. Could you recommend a make. As you could guess I'm new to this. Would rather do it myself than pay the bike shop for it.

you replace what's on there already, there should be a brand/model on the hub.

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TBH by the time you've bought a hg tool,chain whip and 2 cone spanners (and spent an hour faffing) paying the lbs £15 to swap it looks good value.

Thanks for the info, both of you. I'll check the costs but if it is a straight forward job for about £15 then that might be the option.

The free hub may not need replacing. It may just need a strip,clean and re greasing. Not to much or to thick a grease though as this can also cause the same issue that you currently have.

That might be the case. It clatters and clangs when coasting and when peddling so not sure I'll be that lucky...

No visisble markings to say which make of freehub it is, that I can see. Thanks for the pointer 'cynic-al'.

I've had this bike from new, couple of years, so does anybody know what make is on the Voodoo Wanga? Or what should be compatible??

It's most likely a pretty cheap Formula cup-and-cone? Got any pics?

The Derailleur is SRAM x9 so I guess it'll be an X9 free hub. Thats pricey though so hoping it dosn't make a lot of difference if I just go for a Shimano 9 speed.

Derailiieur means nothing as far as hub goes, not unusual to downspec hub, to use a different make etc.

Seriously go to a shop with the wheel and see what it is going to cost to fix.

martinbclarke - Member

The Derailleur is SRAM x9 so I guess it'll be an X9 free hub.

Nah, no connection.

If it's the cheapo Formula as I suspect, then Halfords have it in their spares catalogue, so I'd suggest you speak to them (the same part gets used in loads of bikes, though, it's the industry-standard cheap-non-shimano hub)

Formula hubs are cheese IME. My rear hub died after six months and replacing it with the same isn't really worthwhile.

Luckily, I replaced my Formula hub with a Shimano Deore, which cost me all of about £19. My dead Formula and the M525 Deore have the same flange size, so the spokes fitted just fine. I'd recommend to anyone that they at least have a go at wheel building, just so long as they've both patience and time. Shimano hubs last a long time if you put in regular maintenance so it certainly wouldn't be a silly idea to swap hubs - provided that the spokes are the right length, otherwise you'll need to factor in the cost of replacement spokes.

You can pick up ready made wheels for not a lot of cash. Try somewhere like Merlin Cycles for some really good deals.