Hub issue?
08-07-12 | 07:39 PM
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Hub issue?
Not knowing much about hubs I figured I'd better post. Took my Trek tank out today and on the way back to the house noticed I couldn't coast or back pedal because the chain would just stop, and droop - complete slack. I had to keep pedaling to keep tension on it. When I got back and put the bike on the stand I noticed if I cycled the crank arms forward and then stopped them instead of coasting the arms kept rotating around. I'm assuming this is a bad hub or parts going bad inside.
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08-07-12 | 08:00 PM
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Sounds like a freewheel/freehub issue? (Acting like a fixed hub).
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Chris
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Chris
08-07-12 | 11:09 PM
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Sounds like a jammed or broken pawl in the freewheel mechanism. If flushing out with WD40 doesn't work, it's time for a new freewheel or freehub body.
08-07-12 | 11:50 PM
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08-08-12 | 07:18 AM
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Got it - I'll work on it this afternoon and, if it's truly broken have a set of wheels on stand by from Roger M - this truly is a great place.
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