Weird crash, possibly faulty hub?

It probably skipped. It happens

ouch.. yeah sometimes pedal tension turns to nothing, it's either snapping that chain or the pawls in your driver not engaging. Your chain's good so yeah it's probably time to clean out that driver, you get enough crud in there it'll cause the pawls' springs to not engage it properly. Hope it wasn't too ugly, i ate it real bad going over the bars like that (popped chain for me tho) and was in ugly shape for a bit.

Driver probably skipped. You pedaled and the pawl (s) failed to pop up and engage the ratchet ring, so your cranks spun freely forward with no tension.

adfkje wrote:

ouch.. yeah sometimes pedal tension turns to nothing, it's either snapping that chain or the pawls in your driver not ...more

adfkje wrote:

ouch.. yeah sometimes pedal tension turns to nothing, it's either snapping that chain or the pawls in your driver not engaging. Your chain's good so yeah it's probably time to clean out that driver, you get enough crud in there it'll cause the pawls' springs to not engage it properly. Hope it wasn't too ugly, i ate it real bad going over the bars like that (popped chain for me tho) and was in ugly shape for a bit.

...more

All I got was a pretty nasty road rash on my leg. Haha

HardBMX_Tim wrote:

Driver probably skipped. You pedaled and the pawl (s) failed to pop up and engage the ratchet ring, so your cranks spun freely ...more

HardBMX_Tim wrote:

Driver probably skipped. You pedaled and the pawl (s) failed to pop up and engage the ratchet ring, so your cranks spun freely forward with no tension.

...more

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

rrhea1995 wrote:

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

rrhea1995 wrote:

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

...more

don't remove all the grease, just take a rag/towel and wipe some out of there. Unless it's super thick grease then just remove all that & put in some regular grease

HardBMX_Tim wrote:

Driver probably skipped. You pedaled and the pawl (s) failed to pop up and engage the ratchet ring, so your cranks spun freely ...more

HardBMX_Tim wrote:

Driver probably skipped. You pedaled and the pawl (s) failed to pop up and engage the ratchet ring, so your cranks spun freely forward with no tension.

...more

rrhea1995 wrote:

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

rrhea1995 wrote:

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

...more

sundaybmxRR wrote:

don't remove all the grease, just take a rag/towel and wipe some out of there. Unless it's super thick grease then just remove ...more

sundaybmxRR wrote:

don't remove all the grease, just take a rag/towel and wipe some out of there. Unless it's super thick grease then just remove all that & put in some regular grease

...more

if it's just a regular cassette hub then it's not necessary (or even advisable) to put any oil/grease whatsoever, unless you're trying to dampen the sound. They run fantastic dry and don't require lube unless you're damping it, and damping it automatically increases likelihood of slips. If you don't mind or like loud drivers then run those pawls dry!

rrhea1995 wrote:

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

rrhea1995 wrote:

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

...more

sundaybmxRR wrote:

don't remove all the grease, just take a rag/towel and wipe some out of there. Unless it's super thick grease then just remove ...more

sundaybmxRR wrote:

don't remove all the grease, just take a rag/towel and wipe some out of there. Unless it's super thick grease then just remove all that & put in some regular grease

...more

adfkje wrote:

if it's just a regular cassette hub then it's not necessary (or even advisable) to put any oil/grease whatsoever, unless ...more

adfkje wrote:

if it's just a regular cassette hub then it's not necessary (or even advisable) to put any oil/grease whatsoever, unless you're trying to dampen the sound. They run fantastic dry and don't require lube unless you're damping it, and damping it automatically increases likelihood of slips. If you don't mind or like loud drivers then run those pawls dry!

...more

I kept the grease on the teeth, just took it off the pawls.

HardBMX_Tim wrote:

Driver probably skipped. You pedaled and the pawl (s) failed to pop up and engage the ratchet ring, so your cranks spun freely ...more

HardBMX_Tim wrote:

Driver probably skipped. You pedaled and the pawl (s) failed to pop up and engage the ratchet ring, so your cranks spun freely forward with no tension.

...more

rrhea1995 wrote:

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

rrhea1995 wrote:

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

...more

sundaybmxRR wrote:

don't remove all the grease, just take a rag/towel and wipe some out of there. Unless it's super thick grease then just remove ...more

sundaybmxRR wrote:

don't remove all the grease, just take a rag/towel and wipe some out of there. Unless it's super thick grease then just remove all that & put in some regular grease

...more

and be damn careful wiping it, those pawl springs will launch themselves out and get lost lol

rrhea1995 wrote:

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

rrhea1995 wrote:

Yeah, I took apart the hub, someone put thick grease on the pawls, making them not engage right.

...more

sundaybmxRR wrote:

don't remove all the grease, just take a rag/towel and wipe some out of there. Unless it's super thick grease then just remove ...more

sundaybmxRR wrote:

don't remove all the grease, just take a rag/towel and wipe some out of there. Unless it's super thick grease then just remove all that & put in some regular grease

...more

adfkje wrote:

and be damn careful wiping it, those pawl springs will launch themselves out and get lost lol

adfkje wrote:

and be damn careful wiping it, those pawl springs will launch themselves out and get lost lol

...more

It's a wrap around spring hub. From the Cinema 333 complete rear wheel.

Thin oil, the same as you would use in brake cables is the best for hubs engagement parts.

adfkje wrote:

if it's just a regular cassette hub then it's not necessary (or even advisable) to put any oil/grease whatsoever, unless ...more

adfkje wrote:

if it's just a regular cassette hub then it's not necessary (or even advisable) to put any oil/grease whatsoever, unless you're trying to dampen the sound. They run fantastic dry and don't require lube unless you're damping it, and damping it automatically increases likelihood of slips. If you don't mind or like loud drivers then run those pawls dry!

...more

> They run fantastic dry and don't require lube


That might be the dumbest post I've seen in awhile.

Without any type of lube in there, your internals can & will easily be chewed up.

Not to mention spin like shit.

sundaybmxRR wrote:

> They run fantastic dry and don't require lube


That might be the dumbest post I've seen in awhile.

Without any type ...more

sundaybmxRR wrote:

> They run fantastic dry and don't require lube


That might be the dumbest post I've seen in awhile.

Without any type of lube in there, your internals can & will easily be chewed up.

Not to mention spin like shit.

...more

Hahbahhahaa
This. I was just laughing my ass off at the thought of him working in a bike shop and telling all the kids this so they will have to come back after a month and replace the pawls. hhahahahaha

Seriously though you need grease....haven't you ever seen the movie

to each their own, i guess. I don't work with anyone's bicycle excepting my own. This article is more my line of thinking, for anyone who's interested: http://www.profileracing.com/2012/03/q-and-a-do-i-need-to-grease-my-profile-cassette-hub-driver/

adfkje wrote:

to each their own, i guess. I don't work with anyone's bicycle excepting my own. This article is more my line of thinking, for ...more

adfkje wrote:

to each their own, i guess. I don't work with anyone's bicycle excepting my own. This article is more my line of thinking, for anyone who's interested: http://www.profileracing.com/2012/03/q-and-a-do-i-need-to-grease-my-profile-cassette-hub-driver/

It's a wrap around spring hub. From the Cinema 333 complete rear wheel.

unsure which model, but my United came w/ Cinema wheels and i really like them

...more

Finer lubes are one thing, I use them as well, but not having ANY grease in the hub is retarded.

Anyone on this forum will tell you that.