Originally Posted by
hoyc
Thanks, your instructions are noted.
Does anyone know if 6-speed HG freehubs existed? Or were they they same as 7s?
I found a NOS hub on eBay to harvest parts from, though the freehub measurements they've listed seem a bit off. I did message the seller and they responded saying that it was a 6-speed freehub.
I live in Canada, so have been having trouble sourcing the new freehub body on it's own for a reasonable price online. I figured it would be helpful to have an entire hub too in case of mismatches between cones/cups/spacers etc.
Looking at your first post, if you have the Shimano FH-1050, HG cassettes will fit. I have that same hub, on one of my bikes. It fits both UG and HG 7 speed cassettes. The threaded portion is used to secure UG and the inner threads secure HG. Look at the slots, one slots should be larger that the others. This is HG compatible, no further mods needed, just add a 7 speed HG cassette, done.
Why replace the entire hub, it only contains the NDS cup.
Why would you want a 6 speed UG ? And that hub your looking at , has a 180mm axle ? KB