cassette

[MadoneRider1991]

helpppppppppppp

i cant get my cassette off, any tricks to help me get it off??

 

[dan_bo]

shimano of campag?


have you undone it?

 

[MadoneRider1991]

shimano of campag?


have you undone it?

shimano

and it wont undo thats the problem

 

[dan_bo]

WD it. Let it soak.

 

[alecstilleyedye]

beware cheap cassette tools. i got one from the lbs that was made of cheese, whereas the lifeline tool from wiggle has served very well, as has their chain whip (no good for fixed though).

 

[ianrauk]

Yep, as above. WD it. Lay the wheel flat down and squirt WD40 into the lock ring.

 

[MadoneRider1991]

WD it. Let it soak.

Yep, as above. WD it. Lay the wheel flat down and squirt WD40 into the lock ring.

ok will try this

how long do you think it needs to soak??

 

[ianrauk]

Give it half hour, spray in some more, another half hour then try.. but if the lockring is really stuck then leave for a good few hours.

 

[MadoneRider1991]

Give it half hour, spray in some more, another half hour then try.. but if the lockring is really stuck then leave for a good few hours.

ok thanks

 

[andrew_s]

Is your cassette a freewheel?

If you need a chain whip to hold the sprockets still when turning the remover in the undo direction, it's a cassette; if not it's a freewheel.

If it's a freewheel it will take a serious amount of grunt to get off, involving a big bench vice or a 2ft long spanner.

 

[arallsopp]

..and don't forget to try tightening it a little, before undoing it. Sometimes this can help (if only to assure you that you're going the right way).

 

[MadoneRider1991]

Is your cassette a freewheel?

If you need a chain whip to hold the sprockets still when turning the remover in the undo direction, it's a cassette; if not it's a freewheel.

If it's a freewheel it will take a serious amount of grunt to get off, involving a big bench vice or a 2ft long spanner.

i have been a bike mechanic for the past 2 years, i know what to do the locking ring is stuck and i just wanted to know if anyone had and tips on how to loosen it

 

[PpPete]

I use a small child in situations like this.....

I hold the wheel (fitted with fully inflated tyre so as provide friction on ground), and the business end of the tool in the other hand to make nothing slips. I put a scaffold pole over the end of the wrench. Child on other end of scaffold pole.

Never fails - and gives child a real thrill that they can do something that Dad can't manage.

Works on freewheels, stuck pedals, BB shells, just about everything.

 

[arallsopp]

You take a child to the scaffold over a stuck cassette?