rochrunner
Well-Known Member
- Region
- USA
- City
- Rochester Hills MI
I can't believe that this is all it took to remedy my pet peeve about my SL since the day I bought it: noisy ratcheting (clicking) sound from the freehub. It wasn't just me, but was remarked on by people riding with me, and was definitely louder by far than my other bikes, wife's Trek e-bike, etc. Anyway, based on an older post in the forum here, I realized how easy it was to pull the freehub apart and simply apply some grease. In fact, you don't even need any tools other than to remove the rear wheel. The freehub can be popped off without removing the cassette: just grab under the big cog and give a sharp tug!
I used the grease from Amazon as shown in the photo. How quiet is it? I greased it a few days ago but today was my first ride since then. I had actually gone more than halfway on the ride before I realized that it was so quiet that I had forgotten all about my having greased it! It was even more effective than I'd hoped. I'm not sure how long it will last, but there's enough grease in that little 1oz tube that I'm sure it will outlast my ownership of the bike. Saves me bigtime in the long run, too, as I'd been considering a set of custom wheels with a hub of my choosing that would have set me back US$1K or so.
I used the grease from Amazon as shown in the photo. How quiet is it? I greased it a few days ago but today was my first ride since then. I had actually gone more than halfway on the ride before I realized that it was so quiet that I had forgotten all about my having greased it! It was even more effective than I'd hoped. I'm not sure how long it will last, but there's enough grease in that little 1oz tube that I'm sure it will outlast my ownership of the bike. Saves me bigtime in the long run, too, as I'd been considering a set of custom wheels with a hub of my choosing that would have set me back US$1K or so.