Trek rail 5 free hub bearing collapsed

[Gazman233]

Has any one had this problem before ? Free hub bearing has collapsed trek rail 5 , only thing I do is take the wheel off the bike for storage bikes brand new ... lbs have ordered me a new one foc as in warranty but was worried it might be down to me tremoving the wheel daily ... any input and help appreciated thankyou guys ?

 

[Paul Mac]

Has any one had this problem before ? Free hub bearing has collapsed trek rail 5 , only thing I do is take the wheel off the bike for storage bikes brand new ... lbs have ordered me a new one foc as in warranty but was worried it might be down to me tremoving the wheel daily ... any input and help appreciated thankyou guys ?

No problem taking wheel on and off, just make sure your not doing the axle yo too tight, should only be about 12 nm

 

[themonkster]

Might be a silly question but how do you know it's collapsed. Is it something I need to keep an eye on my Rail 5. Thanks.

 

[Gazman233]

Might be a silly question but how do you know it's collapsed. Is it something I need to keep an eye on my Rail 5. Thanks.

Because I stripped it down to the bearing earlier without removing bearing ... had to order a new one , bearing feels horrible and grinding and spinning of wheel is very rough

 

[themonkster]

Because I stripped it down to the bearing earlier without removing bearing ... had to order a new one , bearing feels horrible and grinding and spinning of wheel is very rough

I'll monitor mine. I'm sure I heard a rough noise when I was cleaning it the other day. I'll have a better look tomorrow. My LBS isn't doing repairs at the moment so I hope it hangs on if it is.

 

[Djlcater]

I had mine replaced after only a few rides under warranty, the wheels aren’t the best but an easy upgrade. I have some carbon line 30’s on mine now!

 

[Cummins0867]

Same here....I had mine replaced under warranty after 300 miles of use. I really don't ride it that had. My LBS said it is very rare that the Hub and bearing go bad.

 

[Hamina]

I had some issues with the freehub and solved the problem with new wheels in the end.

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