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Side play in Hub.

nowlan

Monkey
Jul 30, 2008
496
2
Ok so its on my AM bike but I wanted to post it here. I have a Ringle Dirty Flea and noticed that the freewheel has some play in it, side to side. I have it tightened down as much as possible using the allen keys on either end but their is still play. Any ideas?
 
Oct 30, 2011
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If it's just the cassette cogs that are loose on the freehub body, the lockring might need to be tightened. If the freehub body itself is loose, it might need to be rebuilt or replaced. If the axle has play, you're looking at new bearings.
 

nowlan

Monkey
Jul 30, 2008
496
2
Its between the free hub and the main body, Its almost like I cant get it to seat properly, Can you order new springs and pawls?
 

MarkDH

Monkey
Sep 23, 2004
351
0
Scotland
Does the free hub unit have cartridge bearings in it? If so I'd say it's more likely one of them has worn out rather than anything wrong with the springs/pawls etc.