Sheldonbrown.com reader Bruce Dance has contributed some helpful information on compatibility — or the lack of it — among different models. Read it on the 8-speed internal-gear hub page
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Additions to the Shimano 8-speed IG hub page
I think you should advise readers that you can also easily remove a Shimano freehub from a loose hub not spoked into a rim if the cassette is fitted on the freehub. You simply hold the cassette with a chain whip and use the 10mm hex key to remove the freehub retaining bolt as normal.
Thanks — good thought and I’ll add it to the article. It is possible with the more common Shimano freehubs, not with a freewheel or some other freehubs.