Josh0 Posted February 14, 2014 Share Hi Guys I am one of many lucky Stumpy FSR owners, a 2012 model. The bike kicks ass, but the Hi Lo rear hub sucks bigtime. It really sounds bad, and I think I should check out the insides before I go riding again. Apparently a bearing overhaul and regrease should do the trick according to this threadhttp://forums.mtbr.com/specialized/hi-lo-rear-disc-hub-service-replacement-869150.html Can anyone give me some advice on this? Who else is having the same concerns? I dont know if I should do the overhaul, or should I rather push my LBS to replace the bloody thing. Thanx all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentBikes Posted February 14, 2014 Share This was the first thing I replaced on my Epic with a hope Pro2 EVO and never had any problems again. Costs a bit in the beginning but never had to repair hub in the last three years. Josh0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh0 Posted February 17, 2014 Share Seems like I will be replacing my hubset with these babies Kinda looking froward to having a rear hub that sounds like a bee, and not a concrete mixer. flat29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shepherd Posted February 17, 2014 Share I must agree with you in a big way... Bought a Stumpjumper HT Carbon Comp this year and after 3 months and and 800KM the rear hub sounded bad, like you said a concrete mixer... Also keen to replace my hubs, but now need to decide if I need to get a whole new wheel set with hubs or keep the standard rims... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh0 Posted February 17, 2014 Share I must agree with you in a big way... Bought a Stumpjumper HT Carbon Comp this year and after 3 months and and 800KM the rear hub sounded bad, like you said a concrete mixer... Also keen to replace my hubs, but now need to decide if I need to get a whole new wheel set with hubs or keep the standard rims... Yeah its crazy, it seems like 90% of these hubs will fail prematurely. I am only going to replace the hubs for now, my Roval Control Trail's are still holding up fine. I reckon if you have the bucks, replace the complete wheelset. The Comp models could do with better rims I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime Posted February 17, 2014 Share I would just replace the bearings in the hub because I can't really see the performance upgrade another hub will give you. It will still be a housing for bearings with eyelets for spokes. If with new bearings you experience the same problem after a short time proving the sealing is poor replace them but otherwise just keep them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh0 Posted February 17, 2014 Share I would just replace the bearings in the hub because I can't really see the performance upgrade another hub will give you. It will still be a housing for bearings with eyelets for spokes. If with new bearings you experience the same problem after a short time proving the sealing is poor replace them but otherwise just keep them. Hi Showtime I agree with you totally with regards to what a hub is and what it does. The thing is that the Hi Lo rear hub is a crap design, if you look at the rollers inside the free wheel body. My free wheel body has developed a nasty play and the hub sounds really bad. So instead of me rebuilding the stupid thing every 6 months. I would just rather invest in a proper set of hubs. I don't need a rear hub locking up on me when I am riding trails. it could cause much more damage than what a new hubset will cost. I will definitely try to replace the rear under warranty, and keep the new one as a spare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showtime Posted February 17, 2014 Share Hi Showtime I agree with you totally with regards to what a hub is and what it does. The thing is that the Hi Lo rear hub is a crap design, if you look at the rollers inside the free wheel body. My free wheel body has developed a nasty play and the hub sounds really bad. So instead of me rebuilding the stupid thing every 6 months. I would just rather invest in a proper set of hubs. I don't need a rear hub locking up on me when I am riding trails. it could cause much more damage than what a new hubset will cost. I will definitely try to replace the rear under warranty, and keep the new one as a spare. Then I agree on replacing it rather if the quality is suspect. I replaced mine with hopes as part of a complete wheelset change but they didn't give any problems so I wasn't aware of their suspect nature. Being stranded on a trail or worse during and event is not worth it. Josh0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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