Rear hub ?, Spinergy XAERO LITE

Triathlon Forum
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I’ve got a queston about the rear hub on a Spinergy XAERO LITE. It’s a friend’s bike, so I’m trying to find a cure for the problem.

The hub seems to have some resistance. When you pedal the bike on a work stand, then stop pedaling, the hub drives the pedals around rather than letting the pedals coast.

If I try to pedal backwards, the chain starts to suck or sag.

I gave the chain, pulleys and freewheel a good cleaning, and this helped somewhat, but did not totally correct the problem.

Are the bearings too tight or do they need to be overhauled and greased?

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

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Could the cassette be tightened down too much? I seem to remember the two being linked, but can’t be sure.

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I had the same problem. My LBS removed one “gasket or ring” from the rear hub as per Spinergy’s service dept… Works like a champ now…

Jim

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Check this thread out. It ended up to be my solution… http://forum.slowtwitch.com/gforum.cgi?post=82489;search_string=search_string;#82489

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Thanks for the link. That seems to be my problem. I pulled off the cassette and the freehub body still doesn’t spin easily.

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as I mentioned in the other post - I still had to send the wheel back… (and once I got it back, I had to remove the washer thing)

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So did you remove the washer thing yourself? Could you tell me how you did it?

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Call Spinergy. They will send the appropriate parts to your LBS to fix the problem. They’ll also give the LBS the procedure for fixing the problem. Was the 80% solution for my rear hub…although it still rubs a bit.

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My LBS did it for me in less than 10 minutes. They never removed the washer/gasket though, they just took it out, turned it around, relubed it, then put it back in again. It’s been good ever since for 3000+ miles.

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I emailed Spinergy, they said to send it in. I can’t believe they don’t have a dealer in Atlanta. It always sucks when you have to send a wheel back. Even when you have extra bikes, it’s like one of them is missing a leg.