mavic crossrides

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Originally posted by stevemtbsteve
have a tired rear mavic crossride (2000/ 2001, v-brake only) on my 'going to work' bike. The free wheel/hub (where the rear cogs sit) has started to wobble and occasional dosen't engage when I pedal after freewheeling (falling off at traffic lights is not funny🙁. ). I cannot find any instructions anywhere for servicing and mavic web site is toss, anyone know how to get the freewheel off so I can clean it up. If I can get the axle out this would be a start. please help😕

That part of the wheel is usually referred to as the body. I don't know about the Mavics, but the Shimano bodies are generally considered unservicable, or rather not worth the bother to service. Remove & replace is usually recommended, and not that expensive. To remove the axle you probably need some tools called cone wrenches, extra-thin wrenches that fits a groove on the cone that is the axle part of the bearing. You need one of those to hold the cone and then you can loosen the locking nut with an ordinary wrench. You need to do the left side first, since the right side bearing is recessed into the body.

I'm having a similar problem with my freehub. I've replaced it once when I cleaned my wheel with a little-too-harsh cleaner, but now I'm having the ratcheting problem also. I've looked for just the freehub body (the part in which the cassette slides onto) on the internet, but to no avail. I have found new rear hubs, which I suppose I could disassemble and replace my freehub body with.

I checked with the local bike shop, too. They were the ones that sold me my first replacement, a used XTR freehub body. However, they had no clue as to whether they could order just a body (and didn't seem too enthused about looking).

Just wondering what my options are....

Hello! I saw your question a few weeks ago while i was searching for the answer to the same problem and after a billion hours searching the internet I have the answer! I'm so stoked about this! Simply type in crossride freewheel in google and near the top will appear a link to tech-mavic.com and hey presto you have a back door to the on line mavic serivice manual for dealers. Alternatively use this web page address http://www.tech-mavic.com/uk/produits/vtt/r_xcountry.htm#roue9 Now to find the spare parts! Hope this helps.

Quoted post said:

Originally posted by stevemtbsteve
have a tired rear mavic crossride (2000/ 2001, v-brake only) on my 'going to work' bike. The free wheel/hub (where the rear cogs sit) has started to wobble and occasional dosen't engage when I pedal after freewheeling (falling off at traffic lights is not funny🙁. ). I cannot find any instructions anywhere for servicing and mavic web site is toss, anyone know how to get the freewheel off so I can clean it up. If I can get the axle out this would be a start. please help😕

Star man!!!! thankyou🙂 did loads of surfing but never found this, cheers M8

thanks
steve

Mavic will service their wheels....take your wheel at a mavic dealer (pretty much all bike shops are) and they will send the wheel to mavic for repair. Once done mavic will send it back. Its pretty quick, Mavic trys to keep close tabs on who services their wheels, they want to make sure that it is always done right.

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Originally posted by stevemtbsteve
Star man!!!! thankyou🙂 did loads of surfing but never found this, cheers M8

thanks
steve

Ok, I've taken the little fella apart now but can't find a compatable replacement freehub. One bike shop said I could use shimano, not sure I trust them though.Any ideas anyone?

You can't replace parts of one freehub with another brands nor are the parts available for sale to the general public. The Mavic crossrides tend to suffer from weak freehubs and they usually need replacement after about one or two years. You will save yourself a lot of trouble if you just take it to a Mavic dealer to get repaired. You can't just replace it with another hub either since you need that specific 24 hole hub.

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Originally posted by dabac
That part of the wheel is usually referred to as the body. I don't know about the Mavics, but the Shimano bodies are generally considered unservicable, or rather not worth the bother to service. Remove & replace is usually recommended, and not that expensive.

Shimano hubs are fully serviceable and one of the longest lasting ones as well.

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Originally posted by Hecubus
Shimano hubs are fully serviceable and one of the longest lasting ones as well.

Here's a quote from Sheldon Brown:
Shimano Freehub ® Body Servicing
Generally, Freehub ® bodies are not repaired when they fail, because the labor cost of servicing them is often greater than the cost of buying a brand-new body.

The bearings can of course disassembled, cleaned and regreased. Balls, cones and dustcaps can be replaced. Ball races however are not available as spare parts.
I guess it's all down to how you define "fully serviceable"...

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Originally posted by stevemtbsteve
Star man!!!! thankyou🙂 did loads of surfing but never found this, cheers M8

thanks
steve

Hi Steve,
In case it might be helpful, wiggle.co.uk have replacement crossride freehubs on their website now. At the top of the home page sort by manufacturer (Mavic) and it's in the 'wheels MTB' Section at the bottom. Costs forty quid though! Happy riding!
Matthew