E8D@PSUVM.BITNET (03/25/86)
Does anyone out there have experience with the Shimano casette-system
"freehub"? For those of you who don't, this is a freewheel that's integral
with the hub. The cogs slide onto the body except the smallest which screws
on. The advantages are that it is easy to change individual gears, the
wheel is dished less, and removal of the cluster when you want to
change a spoke on the road is fairly easy.
I have two problems right now with this typicaly kinky Shimano design.
First, there is no way to hold or adjust the left-side (facing front) cone
while the hub is assembled. So when I re-packed the bearings this time,
I managed to move both cones (a no-no in general). Does anyone know a good
way of correcting this short of pulling the bejesus thing apart, cranking
the l-side locknut down onto the cone, putting everything together, adjusting
the cones, seeing if the quick release holds properly, and repeating the above
with minor shifts to the left cone until it works? It's enough to make a
kid wish for sealed bearings.
My second problem is that my freewheel sounds terrible. I think it has
double pawls(?) but only one is catching. I can't figure out how to take
this hub/freewheel apart. Any suggestions appreciated.
Thanks for your help on this fairly esoteric problem.
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Disclaimer: Sorry about the spelling.
Evan Dresel
Dept. of Geochemistry E8D @ PSUVM (bitnet)
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