CollarBones
07-11-10, 08:49 PM
My 2004 Giant OCR 1 was getting a little "crunchy" so I'm doing a bolts-off overhaul. I'm having issues with my rear gear assembly...
1) I removed my quick release axle. Easy.
2) I used *this* to remove my 9-speed Shimano cassette without a chainwhip. Harder.
http://img205.imageshack.us/i/shimanocassettewrench.jpg/
3) I removed my dust guards and bearings. Easy.
http://img202.imageshack.us/i/dsc01062g.jpg/
4) I want to flush the wheel with degreaser and re-grease everything. I need to remove the freehub body to get to the grooves where the hub bearings sit. The otherwise helpful Park Tools website says that I need to do *this* with a 10mm hex wrench.
http://img42.imageshack.us/i/10mmhexinfreehub.jpg/
5) I have a big 10mm hex wrench; it doesn't work. There does look to be some sort of vaguely star shaped socket inside the wheel. Perhaps it's an 11mm or 12mm wrench. Perhaps it's a custom Shimano too.
http://img171.imageshack.us/i/dsc01064tx.jpg/
http://img39.imageshack.us/i/dsc01071ul.jpg/
What tool do I need to get this *&%^# freehub body off?
1) I removed my quick release axle. Easy.
2) I used *this* to remove my 9-speed Shimano cassette without a chainwhip. Harder.
http://img205.imageshack.us/i/shimanocassettewrench.jpg/
3) I removed my dust guards and bearings. Easy.
http://img202.imageshack.us/i/dsc01062g.jpg/
4) I want to flush the wheel with degreaser and re-grease everything. I need to remove the freehub body to get to the grooves where the hub bearings sit. The otherwise helpful Park Tools website says that I need to do *this* with a 10mm hex wrench.
http://img42.imageshack.us/i/10mmhexinfreehub.jpg/
5) I have a big 10mm hex wrench; it doesn't work. There does look to be some sort of vaguely star shaped socket inside the wheel. Perhaps it's an 11mm or 12mm wrench. Perhaps it's a custom Shimano too.
http://img171.imageshack.us/i/dsc01064tx.jpg/
http://img39.imageshack.us/i/dsc01071ul.jpg/
What tool do I need to get this *&%^# freehub body off?
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