Anyone have an idea where I might get replacement pawl springs for Shimano free hubs? I know their free hubs are officially non serviceable but I can get them open and I’m a tightwad. Well, maybe not that tight but I just can’t stand this throwaway approach. We’re talking about a plain “C-clip” type of retainer 20mm in diameter. Surely Shimano must OEM them from somebody.
The hub in question was a WH-RX010 but the enquiry is general.
Many thanks.
Shimano freehub pawl spring
Re: Shimano freehub pawl spring
you can make them out of piano wire.
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Re: Shimano freehub pawl spring
successfully bodged strands of wire rope for pawl springs
Re: Shimano freehub pawl spring
You might be able to find the same model hub used on eBay. That's what I did when I broke my freehub.
Re: Shimano freehub pawl spring
Not on Shimano's, as the pawls have a narrow slot for the spring -which is round- but on other freehubs an emergency pawl spring can be made with the volute spring of the QR skewer
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