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Fixing Mavic Death Squeal

by MoutonDeMontagne
Thu, Jun 27, 2019 10:42
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Morning all,

I've got a set of 2015 Askiums on my winter bike which today started making the well publisised 'Mavic Death Squeal' noise. I'm led to believe its a bushing in the freehub that needs lubing, but does anyone know a) which bushing, and b) a workflow/diagram of how to get to it? I'm a fairly competent home mechanic, but I've not worked much on wheels. However, I'd rather not spend £50 taking it to a shop for them to lube it. 

Cheers!

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Ogi | 5 years ago
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Hi,

I suspect you're talking about the FTSL mechanism. If so, yes it's the busing and lubing it. It might as well have worn out. I used to have Aksiums and I used to buy bushings on eBay (there used to be a dude selling them reasonably cheap). This would solve the problem for the next 3000-4000km and then again.

I remember there used to be a bearing upgrade option which apparently solved the problem from a different angle, but ye keep buying those plastic bushes.

Worn out busing - you'll notice it if you try and move the cassette laterally and see some visible movements.

O

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MoutonDeMontagne | 5 years ago
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Fantastic, many thanks. Will give that a go! 

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ibr17xvii | 5 years ago
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I followed this when I did mine:

https://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/Mavic_hub_How-To_4006.html

I am certainly not a competent mechanic & even I could do it so I'm sure you'll be fine.

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Boatsie replied to ibr17xvii | 5 years ago
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ibr17xvii wrote:

I followed this when I did mine:

https://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/Mavic_hub_How-To_4006.html

I am certainly not a competent mechanic & even I could do it so I'm sure you'll be fine.

Thank you sir.
Kindly appreciated.

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ibr17xvii replied to Boatsie | 5 years ago
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Boatsie wrote:
ibr17xvii wrote:

I followed this when I did mine:

https://www.slowtwitch.com/Tech/Mavic_hub_How-To_4006.html

I am certainly not a competent mechanic & even I could do it so I'm sure you'll be fine.

Thank you sir. Kindly appreciated.

No worries mate.

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