Davetrials Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 (edited) Could i lock out my rear hope xc, as im too cheap to buy a fixed rear wheel, what would need to be removed, added? Cheers. Edited May 12, 2005 by Davetrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartridge Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Fill it with silicone sealant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 Is that a piss take, i want a perminant, fixture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 tarty is right, al you need to do is stop it from spinning backwards (N) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted May 12, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 will that be strong enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchman Posted May 12, 2005 Report Share Posted May 12, 2005 The idea of filling your hub with silicone is to stof it from spinning backwards. You still retain all of your pawls and springs, so the hub is constantly engaged. Basically it isnt the silicone that is locking your hub out it is stopping the pawl from pressing down. Hope this helps (N) Frenchman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 Yeap, if the pawls cant close then everything will be engaged forwards and backwards. There was a topic about this a while ago have a look on the search, theres were 100's of suggestions some more far fetched than others. But the silicon will do the job anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOLO Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 yep i used aroldite, , silicone sealant works too.... this is of course to use with a free wheel for trials... not for riding fixed gear roady.... for that you really gotta either weld up a shimano freehub body.. or buy a proper track hub..!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colly Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 i would use leak fix in it or liquid metal. dont no if i would trust cilcon :S" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aust Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 i would use leak fix in it or liquid metal. dont no if i would trust cilcon :lol:" ← you could use anything to lock a hub out. you wil be surprised.. you could use f**king monkey spunk and it would work.. it doesnt need to be a strong material :S :P :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 you could use anything to lock a hub out. you wil be surprised.. you could use f**king monkey spunk and it would work.. it doesnt need to be a strong material :S :P :lol: ← so i could use orange squash? :lol:" Will :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakley Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 jst use a bit of silicon, that will do the job, press the search button and there is loads of ideas! :P joE! :S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bionic Balls Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 steve-o used locktite 609 (or 659..maybe?) high strength retaining compound- thick green stuff... (Y) see ebay... adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRs Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 'Fill ye ole fing up with a good 3/1 mix of cement! or liquid Iron. that shuld stop it from slipping! hehe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 'Fill ye ole fing up with a good 3/1 mix of cement! or liquid Iron. that shuld stop it from slipping! hehe! ← what if all that shit gets into the bearings?!?! atleast with silicon you can take it out if it touches/gets into the bearings (Y) Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanRs Posted May 13, 2005 Report Share Posted May 13, 2005 what if all that shit gets into the bearings?!?! atleast with silicon you can take it out if it touches/gets into the bearings (Y) Will ← just a joke man. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted May 14, 2005 Report Share Posted May 14, 2005 just a joke man. lol ← ahhhhhh its late, i wasnt concentrating, ahem (Y)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexymike Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Dave, get me to put a bit of weld on each pawl. Phil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted May 15, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 go for it phil (Y), unless ur tekkin piss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 weld wouldn't work because u have to put the hub back together somehow! get some silicon (Y)" Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScotchDave Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Use some silicon, if it messes up it's not gonna take too long to get rid of it is it? (Y)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEVE-0 Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 Yea as ad101 said: 'I used locktite'. It seemed to work fine but i would advise you to try and use something light. You dont want to shuv loads of stuff in your hud that it weighs a tone! The best idea for locking hubs up a think is to just araldite the prawls into position, thats all you need! Unless you force the pedals really hard going down a hill (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boon racoon Posted May 15, 2005 Report Share Posted May 15, 2005 or you could just take out the internal spacer (tubular) which sits over the axle between the bearings in the freehub body and the bearings in the hubshell, remove the pawls and springs and then put it all back together as normal if you do up your QR pretty tight then your freehub will be fixed enough to use front freewheel with the QR tension. and you don't need to f**k up your hub in the process so if you decide you hate front freewheel (i know i would) - you can return to normal. (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 or you could just take out the internal spacer (tubular) which sits over the axle between the bearings in the freehub body and the bearings in the hubshell, remove the pawls and springs and then put it all back together as normal if you do up your QR pretty tight then your freehub will be fixed enough to use front freewheel with the QR tension. and you don't need to f**k up your hub in the process so if you decide you hate front freewheel (i know i would) - you can return to normal. :S ← so the drive will be relying on the tightness of the qr? :mellow: i wouldnt trust that atall! hope ive understood you correctly Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boon racoon Posted May 16, 2005 Report Share Posted May 16, 2005 hmm now i've thought about it i suppose you're correct but it would be good if you could do it without f**king your hub up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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