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Plus if hubs is pitted, then not worth replacing.
All the el-cheapo hubs I've had have all been cartridge bearing. Well, the ones made after yr 2000 :)
But if you have to pay someone to do the work and find the parts, yes, it's going to cost you more than a new wheel. If the wheel owner is happy to do the research and work and has access to the tools then it's no biggy to fix it with a reasonably low chance of accidental destruction :)
I'm not saying that's the right thing to do, just that it can be done, and what the Bikeman was trying to tell @Belagerent was that it's not worth their time.
Howard
Exactly right. It’s better to offer new wheel as cannot guaranteed the part will be correct.
Plus if hubs is pitted, then not worth replacing.
Seem like the best solution is to get a new nicer wheelset and experiment finding out the freehub body on the old wheel by taking it off, if cannot find the correct one, the cheap Raleigh 29ers wheel does a good job of replacing it.