DT 240EXP hub clones Goldix, Venfort

[courdacier]

so the ratchet slips and do not engage immediately?
It may be used wrong grease?
I usually use grease in the splines but PFTE oil in the ratchet teeth

My experience with D272 hub is fantastic but I really took care about my ratchet babies!

I haven't had a chance to crack it open yet, so letting it stew in a bit of moisture it picked up.
it was very quiet from the get-go which is sus. it has the ground springs, not the newer DT SWISS-like "basic" springs. will relube carefully w/ptfe and report back on the findings.

[ZacItaly15]

I notice a new shop (newbike store) with great prices (Goldix M370 @28€ for a rear 12*142 32H XD drive, 36t ratchet) so I took the offer.
I have a set of 54t ratchet at home and some XDR/HG bodies I can swap and combine to build a reliable hub.

The only complain is the centerlock brake but I have some adapters

[courdacier]

I haven't had a chance to crack it open yet, so letting it stew in a bit of moisture it picked up.
it was very quiet from the get-go which is sus. it has the ground springs, not the newer DT SWISS-like "basic" springs. will relube carefully w/ptfe and report back on the findings.

opened it up and wiped everything down - it had some dirt inside the ratchet engagement splines on the freehub side after one wet ride, but the bearings were fine. the ratchet ground spring does not look symmetrical, so I flipped it and lubed everything with dumond classic. sounds ok now but I haven't tested engagement under similar conditions yet.
also, strangely enough the orange ano alu freehub body is either too long or my sensa 11-sp cassette carrier was out of spec because there was play before i added a 2mm spacer. everything's so hit and miss with AE in my experience.

[TidyDinosaur]

opened it up and wiped everything down - it had some dirt inside the ratchet engagement splines on the freehub side after one wet ride, but the bearings were fine. the ratchet ground spring does not look symmetrical, so I flipped it and lubed everything with dumond classic. sounds ok now but I haven't tested engagement under similar conditions yet.
also, strangely enough the orange ano alu freehub body is either too long or my sensa 11-sp cassette carrier was out of spec because there was play before i added a 2mm spacer. everything's so hit and miss with AE in my experience.

If you need a 2mm spacer I would suspect you are using the wrong cassette on the wrong freehub...

[ZacItaly15]

If you need a 2mm spacer I would suspect you are using the wrong cassette on the wrong freehub...

Yep, I agree.
DT swiss style road and mtb freehub are slightly different in the cassette body and end cap.
I'm pretty sure the whole system can work evenwithout the orange support

[ZacItaly15]

the goldix hub is now in my hand.
The internals looks a mix between EXP and pre-EXP system
I mean, only one cylindrical spring on cassette side
Now I swap to "old style" ratchet system in order to install my "old" 54t kit

[courdacier]

the goldix hub is now in my hand.
The internals looks a mix between EXP and pre-EXP system
I mean, only one cylindrical spring on cassette side
Now I swap to "old style" ratchet system in order to install my "old" 54t kit

thanks for tracking down this graphic, very helpful.
what is that sleeve on the right side? my conical spring on the freehub side just sits on a shelf w/in the cnc machined body

[ZacItaly15]

it's a sleeve that drives the ratchet to stay in the correct axis.

Moreover, it's a solid sleeve with a cut on the side and it allows the ratchet not to slip out of the axle when you remove che cassette body
To remove the sleeve you have to let it open just a little with a screwdriver blade.

I don't like it and now the hub is running without white teflon spacer and without red washer, like the "old style" DT swiss ratchet