Re: Campy 9/10, Stiff Freehub

Paul Kopit wrote:

> On 17 Nov 2003 14:12:59 GMT, in rec.bicycles.tech you wrote:
>
> >Paul-<< When the skewer is tightened, there is no free play. >><BR><BR>
> >
> >Are both seals in their channels? Did you reuse the fiber bearing cages(you
> >should), Pulleys smooth?
> >
> >Paul-<< What is the fix?  Is it serious? >><BR><BR>
> >
> >Something is 'up', tough to say w/o seeing it. My experience with these hubs is
> >that they are smooth..
> I reused the fiber cages.  The hub spins forever w/o the cassette
> engaged with a chain.  It's very smooth.  When the cassette/freehub is
> engaged, the freewheeling is stiffer, meaning the wheel comes to a
> stop, much sooner that my other Campy hubs.  Andrew Muzi looks to
> grease that is too heavy and, searching the archives. you had a
> message mentioning the same thing.  I've been using Phil Wood green
> stuff out of a tube and sometimes Bullshot.  What grease would you
> recommend?

I use Finish Line (white synthetic stuff), said not to thicken in the cold.

But it seems to, anyway. On my Veloce rear hub I packed the ratchet cavity with the
stuff, went out in +2C (+36F) and found my chain sitting on the chain stay whenever
coasting :-)

Once I got home I took out all but the bare minimum of grease and now it works much
better in the cold.

Now that I think of it, the hub came from the factory with very little grease in the
ratchet cavity, so I should've left it that way in the first place . . .

/Robert
Gothenburg Sweden