Originally Posted by
capnjonny
There are 3 pauls with tiny springs that have to slip inside the hub body.
I tried for 2 hours and was never able to coax them back into place. I tried tying a small zip tie around everything but that didn't work. I then tried a heavy string with a loop at one end cinched arround the hub shell but could never get everything into position so I could slide the assembly back inside the shell.
Can anyone explain the proceedure for doing this. I can just get another wheel(we have plenty) but know there must be a proceedure for this. I spent a lot of time cleaning the wheel and don't my time to have been wasted.
I've never had an issue getting the pawls to drop into the hub when reassembling. I apply grease to the pawls and the "ratchet surface" inside the hub, slide the freehub up next to the hub, and then turn it counter-clockwise until the pawls drop into place. On rare occasions I've needed to poke one of the pawls to get it into the hub but generally it's not needed. This experience is based on Record hubs, so maybe things are different on the hub you're working with.