Originally Posted by
beng1
If the ratchet in my hub was as loud as the one in a late-model Specialized I was following Saturday in the TT, I would be inclined to take it apart and see what was wrong with it, or if it was running dry without lube.
Well, if it had a Roval wheelset on it, it had DT Swiss internals. If it had the 180 or 240 internals, there is no pawl mechanism. Just two ratchets, one sprung so it can “freewheel", and the free hub ratchet is loud because it has 18 (20°), 36 (10°), or 54 (6.67°) engagement points. They don’t make noise if you’re pedaling. And, they don’t take a lot of lube either, in fact too much and they won’t engage properly. A light even coating on both ratchet faces and they’re good to go…and they sound great.