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[Closed] Novatec D642 rear hub owners - has yours exploded?

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I've found plenty of horror stories online, but interested to hear if the stock that made it to the UK has proved durable or not?


 
Posted : 29/10/2018 4:07 pm
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Pawls cracked on my freehub.

The Nukeproof rear hub is exactly the same just not branded as Novatec and the XD freehub was significantly cheaper than the Novatec branded one


 
Posted : 29/10/2018 4:27 pm
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Good info cheers Bob, is that the neutron or horizon NP freehub?

Mine's not broken yet, just wanting to gauge the likelihood of it failing.


 
Posted : 29/10/2018 4:34 pm
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No issues here with one a non-boost Diablo wheelset with XD freehub. Flat spotted the rear wheel but still going strong with a Flow EX rim on instead.

Like BB have recently changed the freehub using the Nukeproof branded one, but I went the other way to Shimano.


 
Posted : 29/10/2018 4:34 pm
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It's the Horizon freehub


 
Posted : 29/10/2018 4:35 pm
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Cheers Tom - I might pick up a spare shimano freehub when the NP ones come into stock anyway, so I can use my Sunrace cassette. They are half the price of Novatec branded ones.


 
Posted : 29/10/2018 4:38 pm
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No problem. From memory its also the same hub as used in Hunt MTB wheels too, so you can pickup the freehubs from them too.


 
Posted : 29/10/2018 4:43 pm
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panics as new wheelset just turned up.. D462 not D642.. phew


 
Posted : 29/10/2018 4:47 pm
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Interesting, the Hunt hub shell does have a similar shape. I'll ask them.


 
Posted : 29/10/2018 7:16 pm
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Anyone care to advise on how to remove the freehub from these?

Can't find info online and it's not exactly intuitive.


 
Posted : 07/12/2018 4:16 pm
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Undo end caps using cone spanners then freehub will pull off. Don’t lose the small washer behind it......


 
Posted : 07/12/2018 9:10 pm

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