Originally Posted by Retro Grouch
That's what I think too. From your description my guess is that you need to have your freehub body replaced. That's about a $50.00 job for parts and labor.
That was my first thought (I don't recall ever reading this thread). But was it not worth it to do this though? Even if you do get someone else to do it, $50 for a functional wheel is a deal.