Remove the Freehub lockring

Loosen the non-driveside endcap by turning counter clockwise using cone wrenches

Remove the non-drive endcap

Slide the steel axle out of the drive side of the hub

Be careful not to dislodge the freehub body

Remove the freehub spacer.

Note: this spacer is not used with the XX1 freehub body

Note: This spacer may be black or gold in color

Remove the freehub body

Be careful not to lose any of the pawls or the pawl springs

Remove the freehub shim

This is a thin washer. Be careful as sometimes this can stick to the inside of the freehub body or the bearing spacer

At this point the hub is most of the way apart, you can service bearings, replace worn parts or just clean things up

Next, slide the freehub spacer onto the axle.

Install the spacer so the flat side is against the bearing and the tapered side is facing out from the hub

Note: This spacer is not used with the XX1 compatible XD driver

Install the freehub body into the axle

Slide the freehub shim onto the axle after the freehub body

You should now have the axle, freehub spacer (not used with the XD driver), freehub body and freehub shim installed on the axle.

Slide the axle assembly into the freehub spacer and hub shell

Turn the freehub body counter-clockwise to compress the pawls into the ratchet ring in the hub shell

For information on lube and service for the freehub body please see our freehub service instructions

flip the hub over and install the non-drive endcap

Tighten the endcap using cone wrenches by turning clockwise

Put one drop of freehub oil on the rubber dust seal and install the freehub dust seal lockring