joey vajda Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 hi,My hope pro ii hub the most recent one, is now f**ked. When i pedal forwards it goes forwards and bike stands still.Like when i ride backwards my cranks can stand neutral, so it doesn't catch.Now i need this fixed asap, so what do you recommend i do, please help me!Joey vajda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Does it still click when you backpedal? If it still sounds alright backpedalling then the ratchet ring is spinning in the hub and it should be a straight warranty job. For this the hub will have to be sent back though, so dismantling the wheel and sending it to Hope may be the only option . If it's grinding while you pedal it forward but still doesn't catch then the ratchet pawls may be f**kered and need replacing. All this can be checked by pulling the freehub body off and having a look at the ratchet mechanism - this is an easy job.Here's what it should look like inside (I happen to have one in my garage at the moment). To open the hub just pull the end cap off the axle and then pull the freehub body off while turning it in the freewheeling direction. The plastic seal you see on the freehub sometimes stays in the hub, sometimes comes with the freehub. Make sure you press that seal back flush with the hub when reassembling the hub. The ring with teeth for the ratchet pawls to engage in may be spinning in the hub if there's nothing obviously broken in there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey vajda Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 yeah man, its the first thing. like it goes back and clicks, but when i pedal forward it doesn't catch There is no grinding.thanks a lot for that post, exactly what i was looking for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Sounds like you need to strip the wheel down and send it back to Hope, but unfortunately you're in Canada so it might take a while.Your best bet is just to Email Hope and see what they can do, or ask at your nearest Hope dealer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Almost certainly a stipped ractchet ring thread. Warranty job of course (provided it's within the allotted time). If you bought it locally they may exchange it for a new one whilst they send off your damaged one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Almost certainly a stipped ractchet ring thread.Word... i've done it to 2 of mine so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey vajda Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 so i took it apart, and there was like shards of metal from one of the prawl springs were totally destroyed, like shattered.so is this under warranty or what do you think?still clicks when i spin it backwards.. and still no grinding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 If you bought it new, it will definitely be covered by the waranty. post it back to hope, might cost a bit from canada. eh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r2wtrials Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) try these... http://www.nrgenterprises.comthey are the Canadian distributors i believe. Edited October 8, 2008 by r2wtrials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psycholist Posted October 8, 2008 Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 Did you try turning the ratchet ring in the hub while it was exposed? With one pawl spring broken the other pawls should still give drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey vajda Posted October 8, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2008 yeah they give drive, just when i kick hard or even pedal hard its like there is nothing there, but when i pedal light like very light its fine, just it skips hard, but not like a skip then catch, i dunno hard to explain, have to show you.But i am trying to contact my dealer, and see if he will send it and then send me a new one or w.e. make something happen,Thanks for all the help boys, great knowledge you got, Joey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted October 9, 2008 Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 From what you're saying, i would have thought the snapped spring is a seperate issue, and one which is pretty common. I've snapped about 6 springs in the 4 different Pro2's I've had, and it makes them skip every so often but drive is still fine because it still has another 3 engaging.I recon you've stripped the ratchet ring too, which is why if you pedal lightly you can move (the ratchet ring isn't being spun around, like its meant to be) but if you put any pressure on it the ratchet spins inside the hubshell causing the slipping and loss of drive.Hope your distributor sorts it out for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joey vajda Posted October 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2008 yeah sounds exactly whats wrong with itthanks a lot manpc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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