Video Overview
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Remove freehub lockring by turning counter clockwise with pin spanner
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Loosen both 1.5mm grub screws on non-drive side endcap
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Loosen hub by turning non-drive endcap clockwise
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Slide axle and freehub assembly out of hub shell
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Remove the axle reducer
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At this point the hub is most of the way apart, you can service bearings, replace worn parts or just clean things up
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Next, let's install the axle
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Install drive side endcap onto steel axle
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The drive side of the axle is the side with the bearing surface for the freehub body
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Put two drops of high strength thread locker on endcap threads
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Torque to 6nm using an axle vise to hold the axle
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Lightly grease steel axle
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Slide freehub body onto axle
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To install the axle, start by lightly greasing the reducer
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install it into the hub body from the drive side
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Be sure it is fully seated in the hub bearings
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install the freehub seal lockring
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Lightly grease non-drive endcap threads
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Install non-drive endcap
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Adjust the hub bearings, this can often be done by hand
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Tighten the 1.5mm screws to 3nm
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Thanks for reading, now get out there and ride!
Thanks for reading, now get out there and ride!