Cassette Removal and Replacement

[mlocke]

So I have broken my wheels...

After years of loyal service they are kaput.

So I have purchased some new ones (cheap) to get me by for now.

The cassette on my buggered ones was relatively new so would like to whip this little bugger off and put it on the shiny ones when they arrive.

In this regard have purchased a lockring tool and chain whip. It looks simple enough but thought I would ask if there is anything I should be careful of and is it as easy as I imagine?

Cheers

Locky

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

Hi Locky

I've done this a few time and as you say pretty straight forward. If I can do it anyone can!!

Make sure you lay out all of the sprockets in the order you take them off and watch out for the in-between washers (you don't realise they are there until they fall off the sprocket and roll under the table and you can't remember what order you took them off in!!).

Clean the whole thing and wipe off any grease and dirt from the hub.

Regrease the hub with some lithium grease. If you don't it'll soon start making horrible noises!!

Have fun

Jon

[Jon C C on a Bianchi]

Hi Locky

I've done this a few time and as you say pretty straight forward. If I can do it anyone can!!

Make sure you lay out all of the sprockets in the order you take them off and watch out for the in-between washers (you don't realise they are there until they fall off the sprocket and roll under the table and you can't remember what order you took them off in!!).

Clean the whole thing and wipe off any grease and dirt from the hub.

Regrease the hub with some lithium grease. If you don't it'll soon start making horrible noises!!

Have fun

Jon

Well you got this twice - the board is very, very, slow today - wasn't sure if it went off first time

[Jon H]

Knuckle-saving tip: when you're taking the cassette off, put the removal tool into the lockring, then put the QR skewer back through the hub and lightly do up the nut. Stops the tool flying off if it slips out of the lockring.

[Grahame]

Another knuckle-saving tip - use the hyper cracker tool that I lent you months ago. You do still have it don't you?

[-Adam-]

A wallet saving tip, be sure to thread the lockring onto the new freehub body correctly before applying any force with the lockring tool. If you get it wrong, it is only too easy to strip the threads of the freehub, which means you have to replace it... which is a pain in the ass!

[mlocke]

Cheers guys