Thread: Rear end clanking when hitting bumps
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Old 05-21-15 | 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by alcjphil
If your freehub body is loose, you could destroy the hub by riding it that way. Failure to check things properly could cost you the price of a complete new wheel
Yep. Freehub body torque spec is ~30 ft-lbs, and the motion of the wheel will unscrew the fixing bolt if it's not torqued down enough.
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