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Something has started jumping in the drivetrain. I thought at first it was the indexing gone out of kilter, but I've not been able to turn the adjuster because it's seized solid from not being touched for years. I've been regularly treating it to a bit of WD40 so hopefully it'll free itself off in time.
It doesn't look like it's out and it's not making clickety clickety noises like it's gone out of adjustment, so I have convinced myself it might be the pawls jumping in the freehub. A girl at work recently pulled her classic Shimano one apart and said it was relatively easy to open and that the pawls were just gummed up. Once cleaned and re-greased it was fine. I thought I'd have a crack at mine since it's not the loosest of ratchets and might need a clean and some fresh lube.
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