Noisy rear hub

[RangaWal]

My Giant Trance has a ratcheting rear hub, that drives the family crazy when I ride with them. Any idea what's involved in swapping it to a silent hub? Would I be better off just selling/swapping them?

 

[moorey]

New family time.

 

[Oddjob]

How much money have you got?

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[moorey]

How much money have you got?

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Don’t say Onyx.

 

[RangaWal]

How much money have you got?

not sure, to be honest. This bike is probably overkill for me - perhaps I should move the whole thing on and stick to my Aldi 29er But then I'd need to steal it back off the missus

 

[discofrank]

My Giant Trance has a ratcheting rear hub, that drives the family crazy when I ride with them. Any idea what's involved in swapping it to a silent hub? Would I be better off just selling/swapping them?

add more grease to the freewheel, i just rebuilt my factor E hub with more grease, its much quieter now!

 

[moorey]

add more grease to the freewheel, i just rebuilt my factor E hub with more grease, its much quieter now!

I heard it increased the chances of gumming up your pawls, slipping, and munting stuff... @The Duckmeister?

 

[Mattyp]

Grease will shut it up for a while.

 

[creaky]

What’s the hub? Some more (or thicker) grease on the pawls might help

 

[Mattyp]

I heard it increased the chances of gumming up your pawls, slipping, and munting stuff... @The Duckmeister?

You don't need much in there, just whack a bit on the drive gear and let it sort itself out. I've never had any problems

 

[The Duckmeister]

Try oiling the pawls (NOT grease, too much chance of making them too sticky, which hampers engagement). Freewheel body/hub shell interface and resulting ratchet design are specific to brand and sometimes even model. Giant use a few different hubs; some are pretty generic Joytech or Formula stuff, while their higher-spec stuff is their own shells built around DT Swiss internals. I'm guessing you have the latter, because the more basic hubs are pretty quiet. The DT star ratchets can be pretty noisy when dry, so they probably just need a bit of lube between the drive plates.

PS: edited for typo.WTF is "geric"

 

[moorey]

You don't need much in there, just whack a bit on the drive gear and let it sort itself out. I've never had any problems

That little bit is enough to quieten down a noisy hub?

 

[creaky]

The DT star ratchets can be pretty noisy when dry, so they probably just need a bit of lube between the drive plates.

Star ratchets are pretty quiet with a fresh coat of special grease.

 

[The Duckmeister]

That little bit is enough to quieten down a noisy hub?

Some hub designs are fundamentally noisier than others, but a little bit of carefully applied, appropriate lube goes a long way to shutting them up.

 

[moorey]

Some hub designs are fundamentally noisier than others, but a little bit of carefully applied, appropriate lube goes a long way to shutting them up.

Enough to shut up a family hopefully.

 

[tkdbboy]

Go 18t. Almost silent after a fresh greasing

 

[Art Vanderlay]

My Giant Trance has a ratcheting rear hub, that drives the family crazy when I ride with them. Any idea what's involved in swapping it to a silent hub? Would I be better off just selling/swapping them?

Yes, sell/swap family!

 

[Oddjob]

Don’t say Onyx.

Ok. Box Stealth.

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[moorey]

Ok. Box Stealth.

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Well played.

 

[Shredden]

Go 18t. Almost silent after a fresh greasing

And if it's currently a 36t DT... I've got an 18t one here I want to swap with cash your way