wmh9680

Hi, Wish I lived down South so I could be riding, but oh well. I picked up a AW hub from ebay to take apart and refurb and to see how it works hands on so I would understand them more. I'm putting it back together and one of the pawl springs went flying never to be found. I was told I could assemble it with one pawl on the bottom left side and put it in a vice to see if it shifts. Well it shifts to 2nd and third but not first. I found this info on a google forum---I should ask, does the hub make the classic click-click-click when
pedaled in top gear. If it does not, it implies that the low gear
ratchet pawls are not working, either because their frail return
springs are broken or are gummed up with old lubricant.

JB mentioned the ticking in high
gear, that's what you get when the hub is lubed correctly, it
dissapears as the oil thickens. It's a good indicator to the correct
viscocity of oil you are using, too thin and the tick is loud, too
thick and it dissapears completely, A gentle tick is sweet music to
the AW rider. It should be barely perceptible when riding in a quiet
environment.

I think you'll find that the ratchet pawls on the right end (low gear)
are not articulating for one reason or another. Check for "gum" and
for bent or missing pawl springs. These springs are weak.

Your problem seems to be that the low gear pawls are not engaging, or
at least not articulating or you would hear them make an over-running
click when riding in high gear. I'm guessing that it may not shift into 1st with one pawl and/or the one spring is weak. I have not put oil in it yet, just lubricated it real good with T9 spray to play with, are the left side bottom pawls for 1st gear. Any ideas? Thanks, Mike