If it aint broke dont fix it….

I have an Orbea Rise H30 fitted with HUNT Wide V2 wheels. The bike and wheels have performed faultlessly for the last 1700 miles.

But…

Earlier tonight I decided to change my brake pads and what should have been a 10 minute job turned into several hours of frustration and despair.

While I had the rear wheel off I thought Id give the cassette a good clean. When removing the end cap the entire cassette and freehub came free. That wasnt a problem and I decided to give the freehub and axle a good clean too.

I cleaned and lightly greased the bearings etc and cleaned the freehub ( Shimano micro spline) lightly oiled it with dry lube, put it all back together and refitted the wheel.

Now when I stop  pedalling the pedals continue to turn but the wheel doesnt spin anywhere near as freely. If I loosen the wheel axle the pedals will stop turning but the rear wheel is loose. If I tighten the wheel axle to a certain point the pedals will only turn when not pedalling on the 3 smallest cogs. When the pedals are turning the freehub “buzz” is missing.

As stated, this pedal turning and loss of buzz has only happened since I cleaned the freehub

Any suggestions as to whats happened and how to resolve it?

Thanks

P

You’ve left a spacer out.

Download an exploded view of the hub, check you’ve put back together in the correct order.

Also hubs are quieter when serviced and greased/lubed. I remember putting on a bit too much grease when servicing a hope hub, and the pawls did move as well. I took it apart and cleaned some of grease off.

I have the same Hunt wheels. Make sure the rubber seal from the freehub is seated properly. If it isn’t it can cause the wheel to sort of jam and the cranks turn. I had the ame issue when I cleaned mine.