For all you Sturmey experts: I have the AW hub and crank installed, with a chain between the two. The shifter cable is not yet installed, and the bike is not yet rideable, but I wanted to test the hub. It turns smoothly enough when I turn the cranks, but when I stop, it "freewheels" or continues to push the pedals forward. I can stop the cranks, allowing the wheel to spin, but then the hub produces a loud, but even, grating sound (it also clicks, but I assume this is the normal functioning of the pawls).

When it is in "idle" like this, the driver spins freely against the right hand ball ring, right? I replaced those bearing balls, and I only lightly greased the inside of the dust cap with white lithium grease. Could it be that I secured the dust cap too tightly, and the balls are not freely spinning?

I lightly oiled all internal parts, and I added two tablespoons of SAE 30 oil as per one of SA's earlier service manuals.

Oh, and I also positioned the indicator at different points, and it did seem to minimize the grating at certain positions.

Any thoughts?