I was bouncing my wheel to get sealant all around and it tipped over…quite gently! And my cassette popped off with the freehub body?! How do I reattach?
by TurkeyNimbloya
I was bouncing my wheel to get sealant all around and it tipped over…quite gently! And my cassette popped off with the freehub body?! How do I reattach?
by TurkeyNimbloya
13 Comments
You pulled your body out. Put it back in. The thing holding it in place in the bike is the frame.
happens. the thru axle keeps it all together when it’s in the rear triangle. push gently and turn the cassette counter clockwise it should slip right back in
Just push it back on. Turn the cassette a bit too make the teeth engage properly if you don’t get it on the first try.
Yeah
Kinda a newish way to affix free hubs is to just let the frame and thru axle hold it all together.
As someone who has had to deal with seized freehubs, I welcome this evolution of wheel technology.
Well TIL! Thanks all
If you’re talking wheel off to change tire or something, zip tie cassette to spokes to keep it from falling off
I learned this the same way you did lol
I hold them in place with a rubber band when wheel is off.
Yeah. Some freehub bodies are held on by the frame only. Same thing happened to me once. Scary way to learn that little nugget of wisdom. 🤣
Like everyone already said, just put it back on.
But make sure nothing fell out. On some freehubs, the pawls or seals can fall out easily.
You just learned how easy it is to clean your freehub, take note. Get yourself some Dumonde Tech Freehub Grease go onto University of YouTube and watch ‘How to service star ratchet freehub’
That’s a dt freehub, normal for this to happen. there should be a large conical spring that came out as well. Pop the spring back in and press the cassette back on.
Front fell off. It’s not typical.