pro lite como hub removal hex key size

[eeksll]

Anyone know the size of the hex key required to remove the hub on the pro lite como? my hub is making a slightly different noise, a bit of a odd tick.

its bigger than a 10 mm it appears to be a 11 or a 12, its deep in there so I couldn't get my vernier callipers in for a measure either.

while I am at it, what grease for the hub pawls.

I also noticed that entry from the non hub side its a hex key i.e 6 sides and from the hub side its 12 sides (? something more than 6 ) whats with that?

thanks for looking

[HappyHumber]

where's our illustrious pro-lite reseller representative when you need 'im, hey?

[ValleyForge]

My bet is it's Torx.

[Jean]

Prolite use Novatec on at least some of their wheels, and in my experience, you will need a 5mm hex key. You need to insert the short end almost all the way up to the bend in the key.

Though by your description of 12 sided thingy, you might need a Torx key.

[eeksll]

Just a clarification its the freehub I want to remove from the hub.

It isn't torx, it doesn't have that concave star shaped. It would be a massive torx screw too since my 10 mm allen key goes straight through

main reason I ask is I had assumed it was 11mm, but I cant seem to find a hex key set that has 11mm in it so I am starting to think maybe 11 is one of those not commonly used sizes ... hence I am thinking it is possible its a 12mm

[Baalzamon]

Here you go

[Dragster1]

You could try a 12mm or 11mm hex head of a bolt to get the sizing.

[eeksll]

Here you go

cheers, goes to show I can search .... just can't read.

[jasonc]

it's a 12mm

[jacks1071]

where's our illustrious pro-lite reseller representative when you need 'im, hey?

Sorry guys, been travelling for a few days and only back on a computer today. I presume all is sorted?

[eeksll]

where's our illustrious pro-lite reseller representative when you need 'im, hey?

Sorry guys, been travelling for a few days and only back on a computer today. I presume all is sorted?

yes, thanks. Except I don't have a 12mm allen key

[jacks1071]

where's our illustrious pro-lite reseller representative when you need 'im, hey?

Sorry guys, been travelling for a few days and only back on a computer today. I presume all is sorted?

yes, thanks. Except I don't have a 12mm allen key

Here you go, $7.65 delivered:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hex-Allen-Ke ... 2ec6c02b96" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[eeksll]

Here you go, $7.65 delivered:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hex-Allen-Ke ... 2ec6c02b96" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

cheers, in the other thread, the poster said they flushed the freehub with oil, any recommendations of what type of oil to flush it with.

I am also assuming Ill know what to flush with oil once I have it off

[jacks1071]

Here you go, $7.65 delivered:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Hex-Allen-Ke ... 2ec6c02b96" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

cheers, in the other thread, the poster said they flushed the freehub with oil, any recommendations of what type of oil to flush it with.

I am also assuming Ill know what to flush with oil once I have it off

Depends how dirty it is in there. If its pretty clean you'd just wipe it down and re-pack it with fresh grease.

If its real dirty then you'd want to strip it down and clean it with with something like kero if you couldn't wipe it all out. Make sure its all washed down and dry before repacking everything with fresh grease.

[eeksll]

so i finally got the freehub off and this is what i have:

So its actually the free wheel clicking that sounds a bit dry and has a loud tick every now and then. Is there anything else I can do?



is this where I flush it with oil?