So last ride my free hub started sticking HARD. It would get stuck "engaged" to the point that while descending the chain would wrap up and drop. When I spin the wheel it would make a very rhythmic grinding noise once per revolution and stick hard once there wasn't much momentum in the wheel. I took it apart and inspected and cleaned the ever living heck out of the free hub, I can't for the life of me see what is wrong. The pawls look good. The ratchet ring looks good. The spring is in place, the pawls move freely. It's a Novatec, so I know it's a piece of crap, but the tinkerer in me still wants to figure out WHY it isn't working. What could I be missing?
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