Well well well…. turns out my freehub WAS toast. I went to ride today, and noticed why my freehub wasn't moving. i had to remove the rear wheel, used my hands to FORCE the freehub to spin by hand. It did unstuck, but i noticed a lot more drag. Like the cranks would spin on themselves if i took my foot off the pedal(watch the video) I started riding anyway, for like 3km. Then it went back to normal(cranks were NOT spinning bike themselves anymore) but this is another sign that my freehub had seen better days. Also, while pedaling(and ONLY while pedaling) it would make metal "clack clack clack" sounds. it would go like "CLACKCLACKCLACK" then silence. Then it would "CLACKCLACKCLACK" again. And repeat. Sometimes, it would be like "CLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACKCLACK" Let me guess. Another BB? The loudness would depend on the force of my pedaling(pedaling harder=louder) Now this time i SERIOUSLY need your guys help. New BB+ freehub is not something that a student can afford easily.
Freehub is going out/ bike makes clack clack clack sound
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by discod_guy
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I had a similar problem with a freehub from an SRAM cassette, turns out the grease had turned up sticky inside the mechanism. I took it apart and gave it a good cleaning then put back assembly grease, bikes good as new (it’s a 2006 LaPierre x control MTB)
The good news for you is that you probably just need to get a few tools or you can borrow them, and assembly grease (that’s cheap)