Just had a vintage Shimano freehub body grenade on a 90s MTB restoration

Patricia Rodriguez · 2026-04-03T00:10:03.86494+00:00

It let go with a loud crack during a test ride, sending pawls and springs into the street. Anyone know a good source for NOS parts for an old STX-RC groupset?

taragrant6mo ago

Remember when those freehubs were basically a time bomb. Had a similar thing happen on an old Rockhopper, but the whole wheel locked up. Finding just the body for that level of group is a real long shot these days.

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tessa8686mo ago

That's a classic Shimano freehub failure, but STX-RC was a mid-range group. You might have better luck searching for the whole hub assembly instead of just the body.

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robin_schmidt576mo ago

Seriously, how bad could it be... just find the pieces and glue it back together.

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