OP here again. As I said earlier, I have an extra wheel (on the bike now till I get the issue resloved) and it has a Novatec hub on it. I tried to change it over to the Vuelta and it will not fit. The LBS owner said he took the Vuelta freewheel apart and cleaned it and put it back on and it still had the same issue. He didn't say that he re-lubed it or anything, just said it still was not right.

I bought the wheels in February from Nashbar. My choices, as I see them, are to send the wheel back, buy another freewheel, or try and get him to re-lube the bearings and see if that will work. The last choice would be the most obvious.