Regreased my manual hub today and I am pretty sure all the springs are right and everything. I have looked at the posts on here and read but is there any other reason why it wont engage the cv axel. thanks i figure it is just the spring is not quite right but would like a second opinion

 

I just did this yesterday too, you probably have too much grease in it for it to be able to slide in and out easily, I had the same problem

 

X2 on over grease, had the same problem 1st time around.

 

ok I will try that tomorrow. that is weird over greasing it. who knew.

 

A slight coating on everything is all that is needed otherwise it gets suction and sticks in/out.

Also make sure you did not put the big spring in upside down. The flat part sits on the pawl NOT the hub dial/face.

 

Me, but then again I've been playing around in the guts of other brands of manual hubs for years. Wait until you think you got it whipped & then you try to engage them in below freezing temps. I used to thin my grease with WD-40 so it was a little more fluid back in the day but I learned to just lightly grease them & all is well.

 

Make sure you put the hub dial in set to specifically FREE or LOCK, I can't remember which, but it makes a difference. Read the writeup carefully.

 

you want it in 'free' position to dis-assemble, otherwise, youll be chasing springs!

lee

 

There you go.

 

The setting just has to match the dial, there is only one large spring to deal with as long as you don't take the face of the dial off to expose the second small spring with the tiny ball bearing. It's painfully simple to do really & even if you had never seen one before you could figure out how it went back together by looking at it.

 

took it apart and wiped some of the grease out of it. now it works like a champ. thanks guys didnt think about the suction at all.

 

no problem thats what we're here for!