ogre Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Hey got a brand new eno today. Went for a little ride and the freewheel would skip with a light load going through the drive train. Is this normal? Also one engagement is solid the other sounds fragmented like not all the pawls are falling into place simultaneously. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 This is sad because your status saying how excited you were about it arriving is still on the home page I don't know much about eno's, do they come greaced? is it worth opening it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Why are all freewheels shit now Try flushing it out, might help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 How long did you bed it in for? It's probably worth cleaning it out. Easy to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filo Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I found my enos skipped a litte at the start, then it went away. I found the tips of the pawls snapped off,after this it stopped skipping. I stopped running enos after continually destroying the bearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 It'll be grease from the bearing as Mark said on facebook, get that cleaned out and let it bed in some more, should do the trick. You need to get the ends of the pawls and their seats nice and shiny, so some really thin oil will help too. The ENOs are nice but they do require pretty regular maintenance (which is why we tend to recommend the Echo SL, I know you just broke one though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I went for a nice long roll and pedaled intermittently to try and land in alot of the eps.. I'll get her open tonight when I get home. Feels wierd compared to a 108 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Yeah, that will help. The 'engaging' action is what beds the pawls in, if that make sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Is the bedding in the pawls being worn down to a point so they all engage simultaneously then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 It's making the pawl seats and the associated part of the pawl nice and shiny so they run smoothly, and also the tips where they rub against the ratchet.The pawls all being in time is pretty rare, you can tinker with them with a grinder to get them in time if you wish (take the blue seal out of the 'back' of the freewheel and you can see the pawls, then mark them up, reduce their length by a tiny amount, re-fit, and try again, repeat. I did similar with half an Echo and half an ENO a few years back to give 108 EPs, takes a bit of time / effort though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I could run echo internals in an eno outer ring? Or the other way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Sorry, I'm talking about the old Echo freewheels, the ones that were effectively copies of the ENO (this is like... 5 years ago or more). The new Echo freewheels aren't compatible with any ENO parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Aww man. An eno outer on 9 pawls would be amaze balls. My matw does have an echo sealed fw... might have to acquire it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 It would, but not possible unfortunately - the Echo one from back then was 6 pawls too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkdougie Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I think replacing a echo sl every 6 months is the only way to go when they break (if not earlier). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 6 months is optimistic.. I fit mine in late december and it died at the end of march... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaRtZ Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think replacing a echo sl every 6 months is the only way to go when they break (if not earlier). Christ what are you doing to these things? Im still using my 4 year old tensile freewheel (granted Im not riding often anymore, but it still took a good year of continual riding). ACS Claws *** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thinkdougie Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Christ what are you doing to these things? Im still using my 4 year old tensile freewheel (granted Im not riding often anymore, but it still took a good year of continual riding). ACS Claws *** Im riding 5 times a week atm which is probably why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted April 5, 2013 Report Share Posted April 5, 2013 Chris king/hope pro 2 say what? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Chris king/hope pro 2 say what? Rode my bike twice with a nearly new pro2 and stripped it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalopS Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Rode my bike twice with a nearly new pro2 and stripped it. Who sold you it? Maybe it wasn't bedded in properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghostrider88 Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Who sold you it? Maybe it wasn't bedded in properly. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted April 6, 2013 Report Share Posted April 6, 2013 Yeah that sounds shit get a good one next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted April 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 serviced the freewheel yesterday. but won't be able to ride it till mid week. playing with it in my hands i can find the space between each pawl engaging. i'm quite disappointed with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted April 7, 2013 Report Share Posted April 7, 2013 serviced the freewheel yesterday. but won't be able to ride it till mid week. playing with it in my hands i can find the space between each pawl engaging. i'm quite disappointed with it :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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