What oil does a Mavic freehub take?

Mavic Freehub Mineral Oil 50ml Mavic mineral oil for lubricating free wheel bodies.

What kind of oil does my free hub use?

Most freehubs have pawls, and for most pawls you want oil. Mavic officially recommends their own oil, which is a 10 weight (10w) mineral oil. Other manufacturers typically recommend a light weight oil—we’ve heard TriFlow from some, Phil Wood Tenacious oil, bore oil, sewing machine oil. Zipp uses a light grease.

How do I lubricate my freehub?

Clean area above cap as well.

1. Blow dry with compressed air. Use normal precautions when using compressed air.
2. Use a liquid lubricant in the back side and front. Spin freehub to work lube inside.
3. Grease freehub mounting-bolt.
4. Install freehub and any spacer onto hub body.
5. Assemble and adjust hub as with hub overhaul.

How do you tighten a Mavic freehub?

Bearing adjustment is very easy – thread the cap down until it just stops and fine-tune from there. If the preload is too tight, it will be very apparent (e.g. the hub will have too much drag). Finally, put the small non-drive end cap back on.

Are Mavic hubs good?

The hubs are incredibly tough, delivering high mileage and long-lasting dependability. And the QRM bearings are the smoothest in the category. It all adds up to a wheelset that delivers the high-quality ride that Mavic is known for.

How often should I oil my free hub?

I typically check it about every 5K miles and it looks fine, but as long as it’s disassembled, I wipe clean & relube again. I prefer some freehub ratchet sound, and heavy gear oil preserves that sound, whereas even a light grease makes the hub too quiet.

Should you grease the freehub?

There’s no reason to grease the freehub body. Some mechanics, who have been working on bikes for decades, find that greasing all metal-to-metal surfaces is a generally good practice. In the case of the freehub body, grease may serve to reduce noises.

How much do Mavic Aksium wheels weigh?

Weighing in at 900g front and 1064g rear (plus 124g for the skewers), the Aksiums are a reasonable weight rather than incredibly light, but they’re pretty quick to pick up speed and climb and they don’t flex about too much at all when you get out of the saddle.