Originally Posted by irclean

Thanks for the link, Sixty Fiver, and for the education. Freehub, eh? I'll have to remember that. As for slack in my chain it comes as a result of the derailleur doing its job and compensating for the tension created on the bottom half of the drivetrain. Once the freehub finally gives it snaps back into place and everything goes back to normal. Anyway the freehub is working fine now but I will definitely overhaul it as per Sixty Fiver's and Park's instructions. BTW what exactly is the difference between a freewheel and a freehub?