Originally Posted by
HillRider
As I see it you have two choices:
1. Buy an inherently quiet hub like a Shimano and learn the not-difficult art of adjusting cup-and-cone bearings every year or so.
2. Learn to live with the noise.
Removing pawls from your current freehub is a dreadfully poor, dangerous idea and grease will be a temporary fix and may cause cold weather engagement problems. I.e. the hub will freewheel both ways.
I have already went trough cup and cone phase. Some were easier to get right than others.
Grease will disable the pawls only if it gets behind the springs.
Will have to try out NLGI0 PFPE grease with 500cst or 800cst base oil viscosity this time. Last time went for NLGI2 for some reason which typically lasts for 30-50km or around 25 miles before it gets displaced. NLGI0 might flow back where it needs to be without leaking out.