SA 3speed Hub - Creaking in 2nd?

[Jezston]

For the last month or two, my SA 3 speed coaster hub has been complaining a bit when in 2nd (direct drive) - a kind of little "rer-ER-er!" every other 1 and a half's pedal strokes or so, which I can feel a little.

I thought at first it was the chain, or the indexing, but having had a thorough go over them, and the fact it isn't complaining in 1st or 3rd makes me wonder what's up. Chap at the LBS who built it reckons it's just some detritus in the hub, possibly just part of the wearing in process, and it'll eventually smoothen out, but it has been more than a few weeks now and seems no sign of abating - although I should add it doesn't do it all the time - there have been moments where I've suddenly noticed oh it's stopped ... but then just as I've got comfortable it starts again.

Anything I can do without completely disassembling my rear wheel?

 

[tyred]

It sounds as if you have newish hub if it's wearing in.

If it's an old timer AWC, fill it with diesel to de-gunge it, let it sit for a few days, then drain it (most will soak through the seals anyway) and then put fresh engine oil in (2 x teaspoon).

 

[Jezston]

Cheers - it's a modern alloy SR3C(ii). I'm not sure if there is a way to fill it with anything without disassembling the wheel ... or is there?

 

[Chris S]

One of my hubs doesn't have a lubrication hole so I just unscrewed the gear toggle chain and dribbled some oil down there.

It eventually came out of the other side of the hub so it probably got to the places where it was needed.

 

[Jezston]

One of my hubs doesn't have a lubrication hole so I just unscrewed the gear toggle chain and dribbled some oil down there.

It eventually came out of the other side of the hub so it probably got to the places where it was needed.

I shall give that a go!