Rear cassette lockring wont undo

[bladesman73]

...tried using my adjustable spanner and also a longer armed tool but the bugger wont shift. Any ideas before i give up and take to lbs pls? Btw its a racing bike wheel with shimano 11 speed cassette.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Give the tool a bit of "Encouragement" with a mallet.

 

[Will Spin]

I'm not sure what you are doing with the adjustable spanner. You need one of these and a chain whip.

 

[derrick]

Have you got a vice that is bolted to a bench?

 

[bladesman73]

Sorry should have said im using a chain whip, removal tool and spanner to turm the tool. I dont have a vice unfortunately. Would a smattering of gt85 over the lockring in the hope it will penetrate into the thread work?

 

[midlife]

Is it one of those splined removal tools ?

 

[bladesman73]

Is it one of those splined removal tools ?

Yep. Slots into the ring etc

 

[JuhaL]

One method would be lock the lock ring tool with skewer but not totally tight so it doesn't slip and a metal pipe to have extra power to open lock ring if it's really tight and chain whip of course. Hope it opens.

 

[slowmotion]

I don't want to insult you, but check that you are holding the cassette still with the whip, and undoing the locknut anti-clockwise with the wrench. If you are, it's just down to brute force/ lubrication.

 

[gbb]

They can be buggers if overtightened. I resorted to the vice method once (clamp the removal tool in a vice, lay the wheel on the tool, use the rim for massive leverage)......and it was so tight it broke the tool.

 

[ozboz]

I took mine off the other day using the same as you , it did not offer much resistance, ( fortunately !) And it was good fun whe the cassette sprockets split up and I was looking at sprockets and spacer rings all over the floor ! Anyway It was not to much trouble to sort out ( after a quick YouTube visit !) rather than damage any thing though your LBS should charge you around a fiver to sort the whole thing

 

[CXRAndy]

Ive had some on friends bike that were overtightened and whilst needed a bit more leverage came undone. I use a 600mm long digital torque wrench and a chain whip. The recommended torque is 40nm, but I only ever put 30-32nm which is more than enough and Ive never had a lock ring come loose.

 

[robgul]

Try Chill Zone spray from Finish Line - the theory is that different metals expand/contract at different rates with freezing/heating BUT similar metals sometimes have very slightly different changes and may just pop the seizure.

It's usually a case of "bigger tools" - as in the Park Tool workshop chain whip and wrench use for cassette and BB removal tools - LBS is probably your friend.

Rob

 

[bladesman73]

I don't want to insult you, but check that you are holding the cassette still with the whip, and undoing the locknut anti-clockwise with the wrench. If you are, it's just down to brute force/ lubrication.

I am doing it correctly as i removed the cassette from my commuter bike 10 mins before trying it on the roadie. Never had one cease on me like this. Thanks for the replies all i think its a job for a vice at the lbs

 

[Racing roadkill]

I am doing it correctly as i removed the cassette from my commuter bike 10 mins before trying it on the roadie. Never had one cease on me like this. Thanks for the replies all i think its a job for a vice at the lbs

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/chain-whip-cassette-remover-id_8309913.html

Get yourself one of these.

And one of these.

https://www.sigmasports.com/item/Unior-Tools/Freewheel-Remover-With-Handle-Shimano-SRAM/FSUM

and you’ll have the leverage you need to get the lock ring off, and no messy chain, type chain whip.