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Old 12-09-12 | 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Airburst
It shouldn't have been. Shimano freehub bodies come off the hub in one piece by unscrewing a hollow 10mm allen bolt from the hub shell (you have to remove the axle to get at it). It sounds like you unscrewed the hub bearing race, which is also one of the bearing races for the freehub mechanism. What exactly did you remove?
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A Shimano freehub is a self-contained module, with the freewheel mechanism and freehub bearings within. You will have to deal with the typical hub bearings at both ends.

BTW- It doesn't sound like the OP took it apart, just asking in advance
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