Swapping the freehub body on an American Classic rear hub from Campagnolo to Shimano.  Removing the freehub body exposes the unique 6-pawl design of the hub and the clutch plate which engages the pawls.  Unlike all other brands of hub the pawls in an AM Classic are not actually responsible for the ratchet mechanism – a small steel spring rotates across the clutch plate which causes the ratcheting sound….when the hub is engaged the clutch plate brings the 6 pawls into contact with the freehub body.  Cleaning the hub is crucial to having it perform well.

The wheel needs to be re-dished between Shimano and Campagnolo freehubs.

I do a lot of repair and maintenance work on all brands of wheels for people all around the country – please contact me if you need speciality work done.

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