Originally Posted by
coasting
I have a pretty new wheel and whilst transferring the cassette to a different wheel, I noticed a massive build up of grease on the free hub bodyat the back of the cassette. where did this grease come from? I'm assuming from inside the freehub body, but how did it get onto the outside?
Whoever put the cassette on the wheel put grease on the splines of the freehub body; seems like a good mechanic to me, although s/he might have been a bit lazy and put a whole bunch on.