Hope Pro 4 Steel Freehub Body -

[KnollyBro]

Does anyone happen to know where I can buy a STEEL freehub body for a Hope Pro 4 hub? My usual supplier is not showing anything until June and I tried to buy one off Ebay but was sent an aluminum one. The reason I am looking for a steel freehub is that the cassette seems to dig into the aluminum freehub and seems to be causing a clunking sound (the sound stopped when a swapped out my back wheel).

Hope Pro 4 Shimano Steel Freehub Body | Jenson USA

 

[thebarber]

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[2WheelsNot4]

in the meantime.... a cleaning cloth might be a good purchase

 

[KnollyBro]

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Thanks for the tip as it looks like a good place to get a wheel built. Unfortunately, they only ship within in the UK. Pity.

 

[KnollyBro]

in the meantime.... a cleaning cloth might be a good purchase

Its just a picture I found online to show the problem. Probably from the UK where people ride in such slop?

 

[StuE]

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[Gary]

The burrs on the Alu Freehub body splines is not the cause of your clunking sound.

 

[KnollyBro]

The burrs on the Alu Freehub body splines is not the cause of your clunking sound.

Do you happen to know what the cause of the clunking sound could be?

 

[KnollyBro]

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Thanks Bro!

 

[Gary]

Do you happen to know what the cause of the clunking sound could be?

From your in depth description of the issue?
No.
I'm neither a wizard, magician or psychic.

Remove your cassette.
Then remove the driveside endcap, followed by the freehub body and first inspect the pawls.
Hope pawl springs are notorious for breaking.
If all is OK there then you need to remove the axle to inspect the hub bearings.
You'll need drifts or bearing press/puller tools and somewhere appropriate to sit the hub (a vice/blocks of wood can be used) and you'll need a seating tool for the green seal.

Hope products are OK but nothing special except for the availability of each and every spare part (in the UK). they do require regular servicing and Hope do produce and sell the correct tools for all their products For this reason I wouldn't personally buy any Hope products if I didn't live in the UK.

 

[aarfeldt]

My friend had some sound from the rear.
We replaced his rear wheel with my spare wheel (fresh bearings) and the sound was gone immediately.

His freehub bearings was completely gone.

 

[KnollyBro]

From your in depth description of the issue?
No.
I'm neither a wizard, magician or psychic.

Remove your cassette.
Then remove the driveside endcap, followed by the freehub body and first inspect the pawls.
Hope pawl springs are notorious for breaking.
If all is OK there then you need to remove the axle to inspect the hub bearings.
You'll need drifts or bearing press/puller tools and somewhere appropriate to sit the hub (a vice/blocks of wood can be used) and you'll need a seating tool for the green seal.

Hope products are OK but nothing special except for the availability of each and every spare part (in the UK). they do require regular servicing and Hope do produce and sell the correct tools for all their products For this reason I wouldn't personally buy any Hope products if I didn't live in the UK.

Well, you may not be a wizard, magician or a psychic but you certainly are a wealth of knowledge when it comes to answering any and all questions whether directly or indirectly! The OP was to locate a steel Hope freehub as my one year old one (not the one shown) has some significant gouges in it and as I am not a weight weenie, I was looking to deal with 2 issues (gouges and noise) at one time. I have taken the freehub off/apart and given it a stern looking over only to discover no obvious issue (the pawls and springs are all in good condition) including the bearing "finger spin test" which yielded no appreciable drag or flat spots. My present conclusion still remains (after trying the exact same configuration with a spare wheel) that the freehub bearings could still be the problem which is why I am starting there. If I have to replace the other bearings in the hub, I can do that next.
I have been using Hope hubs for over 15 years and never had to replace a bearing. I have used a few ST Swiss and Saint hubs as well but always thought it was the bearings (ABEC 5s) that make or break a hub? If not Hope, then which hubs do you recommend? Don't most roads lead to Taiwan and China anyways?

 

[Gary]

I think I bought my first hope Hub in 1993 and have owned well over 20 since then. On it's own that means very little so I'm not sure how you'd think "using Hope hubs for over 15 years and never had to replace a bearing"
Qualifies anything. 15 years on it's own means nothing really without stating actual useage and riding type, frequency, conditions and cleaning/maintenance routine.
I've also serviced hundreds in that time.
There's nothing inherently wrong with Hope products. But the No1 draw of buying them from a UK residents POV has to be spares availability (that and bizarre patriotism ).
and there's nothing wrong with taiwanese/chinese hubs.

The only way the burrs can be causing a clunk is if you haven't tightened the lockring sufficiently and the individual sprockets can move.

 

[KnollyBro]

I think I bought my first hope Hub in 1993 and have owned well over 20 since then. On it's own that means very little so I'm not sure how you'd think "using Hope hubs for over 15 years and never had to replace a bearing"
Qualifies anything. 15 years on it's own means nothing really without stating actual useage and riding type, frequency, conditions and cleaning/maintenance routine.
I've also serviced hundreds in that time.
There's nothing inherently wrong with Hope products. But the No1 draw of buying them from a UK residents POV has to be spares availability (that and bizarre patriotism ).
and there's nothing wrong with taiwanese/chinese hubs.

The only way the burrs can be causing a clunk is if you haven't tightened the lockring sufficiently and the individual sprockets can move.

Thanks for your insight. You are a Forum treasure!