Cassette cleaning

[MattHB]

Hi folks,

What's the best way to clean a cassette without removing it from the wheel? Tooth brush?

It's one of those annoying things that seem impossible to get sparkly.

 

[jim55]

baby wipes app,,,fold it into long thin strips and it gets between the rings

 

[palinurus]

Remove wheel*, place in lap and get to work with an oily rag. Pull taut and work between the rings.

*clean first, otherwise you'll get brake pad goo on yourself.

 

[GrasB]

As above but with WD40 on a clean rag.

 

[MattHB]

Ive recently tried the wipes, couldn't believe how effective they are! I'll give it a go

 

[2Loose]

Flash sprayed on a nailbrush, then rinsed well.

 

[HovR]

Rag folded in half and wiped between the gears.

 

[Terry Kay]

I got nailbrushes to do the chain and they do a fair job of the teeth.. Picked up one of those weird thin / bent brushes to get down between the rings.. Does a pretty good job but I can't get the brush clean.. Will have to sneak it in the dishwasher..

 

[youngoldbloke]

- one of these if really cruddy and then folded babywipes, but it is so easy to take cassettes off that I prefer to do it that way.

 

[HovR]

I tried one of those tools, and didn't get along with it. In my experience they get covered in oil and other general muck, at which point they stop cleaning and just push the dirt around. It's also quite hard to clean the muck off the actual tool.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

I just take mine off only takes a few seconds

 

[CopperCyclist]

Hmm. I suspect I'm about to have a moment when someone yells and tells me why what I've been doing is wrong but here goes...

I use a chain cleaner spray on the cassette, then give it a good scrubbing with a bike cleaning brush that came in my bike cleaning kit. After this one more thorough spray with the chain cleaner, allow to drip dry and re lube when dry.

It's really nice seeing the cassette go back to that silver colour!

 

[TheSandwichMonster]

Prefer to take it off to be fair, but if not, Purple Harry's Bike Floss:

http://www.purpleharry.co.uk/products_display?prod=1

 

[GrumpyGregry]

baby wipes app,,,fold it into long thin strips and it gets between the rings

yep. cheap as chips.