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How To Convert Uniglide Freehub To Hyperglide Freehub

I show how to convert a Shimano Uniglide freehub body to a Hyperglide freehub body. This will allow you to use the more modern Hyperglide cassettes instead of the older, hard to find Uniglide cassettes. This is done by disassembling both a Uniglide freehub and a Hyperglide freehub and combining parts from each. The bike …Read more »

Replace Campagnolo To Shimano Freehub Body On AClass ALX320 Wheel

I convert an AClass ALS320 wheel from a Campagnolo to a Shimano Freehub Body. The Shimano Freehub Body part number is FW7400. Now I am ready to install a Shimano cassette and use the wheel with a Shimano drivetrain. Nothing against Campagnolo, but Shimano stuff is much more available here and affordable. Here is the …Read more »

Overhaul/Repair Bendix 70 Coaster Brake Hub

I got a cruiser bike with a coaster brake hub that didn’t work. The bike was free, and I thought I could fix it. In this video, I take the hub apart, clean it, lubricate it, replace the bearings and put it bake together again. Now it works great. The hub is a Bendix 70. …Read more »

How To Fix A Sticky Freehub

The usual reason a freehub gets sticky, is the old grease/oil inside becomes thick and congealed. I show how to remove the freehub, clean the old grease out, lube and re-install the freehub for a bike wheel cassette.

Fixing A Wobbling Rear Wheel Hub

I noticed a weird eccentric wobble on the rear hub of a bike I was working on. I disassembled the hub to discover that someone had overhauled it and installed too many bearings. A rear hub typically has nine 1/4″ bearings on each side. This had ten on each side. So I cleaned everything and …Read more »