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Peter Armstrong
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Ill give that ago after total clean, I hate this weather.
freewheel play?
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Ill give that ago after total clean, I hate this weather.
TissoT
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Easy when you have seen it come off ...I understand your concern
Try you tube ... to give yourself an idea first...
Try you tube ... to give yourself an idea first...
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
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You need a chain whip and a lockring adapter and a spanner. Chain whip to hold cassette in place, then undo anti clock the lock ring. Remove the cassette. You can now check the freehub and see if there is play. Those look like Mavic wheels, and you can get tech docs from the website showing how to remove the freehub. Mavic bearings are sealed cassette bearings so are relatively easy to pop out.
Try a good clean up first, then an insprection with the cassette off. If there is still play with the cassette off, I am afraid it could well be new freehub time.
Try a good clean up first, then an insprection with the cassette off. If there is still play with the cassette off, I am afraid it could well be new freehub time.
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Peter Armstrong
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Im sure the right tools are in here somewhere, Sorry to the wife, the space room is now the bike room
TissoT
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Ah ah ... how did you open the door to take the pic !
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Peter Armstrong
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Play was on the hub, not a loose cassette 
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
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New bearings? Just changed mine this morning. A slightly more complexed job, but not impossible at home, although next time I think I will take mine to the shop.
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Peter Armstrong
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Why to the shop? Took off the cassette and could move the hub slightly. Anyway at least I know how to take it off for a clean. Quick and simple job.
TissoT
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Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
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Confidence in my own hamfistdeness. 
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Peter Armstrong
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Took the freehub off, doesn't look dirty or any signs of wear. Cleaned it all and reassembled it. Still play......
RecordAceFromNew
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If the freehub fixing bolt (light green in pic below) is tight on the hub, and the freehub can still move against the hub shell, then the bearings within the freehub (tiny yellow ones in pic) have play. Generally these bearings are not designed to be replaced or repaired, so it would be new freehub / hub / wheel time soon with the choice driven by the make and model of the hub and the state of the rest of the wheel.
