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8 speed Acera group

I am intermittently experiencing situations wherein I get a neutral.

It seems most often to happen after coasting and next most often upon starts from a stop.

I don’t believe it to be a chain skip or off teeth. I also notice higher resistance than typical when the freehub is freewheeling.

Is this terminal?

Will it get worse? If so, is my deralleur in danger?

Is there anything that can be done?

I once thought I had a Uniglide freehub failing and after destroying 3 derailleurs and then after buying the replacement freehub found the freehub was sticking merely due a broken drive side spoke catching the cogs..