How do I change my shimano cassette
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I just bought the tool to take my cassette off but just wonder how I can stop the cassette from spinning when turning it counterclockwise to loosen it. What is the easiest way? I was hoping it was threaded in reverse but that seemed to be tightening it.
you need two tools. The lock-ring wrench and a chain whip. The chain whip holds the cassette while you unlock the locking ring with the wrench.
the chain whip is a metal handle with a length of chain in the end, it wraps round the cassette and holds it tight while you force the ring in the opposite direction.
I just bought the tool to take my cassette off but just wonder how I can stop the cassette from spinning when turning it counterclockwise to loosen it. What is the easiest way? I was hoping it was threaded in reverse but that seemed to be tightening it.
Yikes, I was thinking I needed a piece of chain to hold it!!! I was afraid of that. Anyway I can improvise?
Yikes, I was thinking I needed a piece of chain to hold it!!! I was afraid of that. Anyway I can improvise?
a chain whip isnt expensive.
http://www.evanscycles.com/product.jsp?style=12524
Improvise?
get a friend to hold the cassette while wearing a pair of thick leather gloves and brace yourself for lots of swearing...
Yikes, I was thinking I needed a piece of chain to hold it!!! I was afraid of that. Anyway I can improvise?
:) Thanks, LOL!Improvise?
get a friend to hold the cassette while wearing a pair of thick leather gloves and brace yourself for lots of swearing...
Yikes, I was thinking I needed a piece of chain to hold it!!! I was afraid of that. Anyway I can improvise?
Yes you can improvise. If you have an old chain you can use a length of it to wrap the cassette and then hold the end of the chain with a vise (or possibly a locking pliers such as a visegrip). Alternatively, you can use a longer length of chain wrapped around the cassette and held by an assistant to keep the cassette from turning while you turn the lockring. Do NOT use your good chain for this as it could damage or twist the chain. Only use chains that you are not going to ride with anymore.
A chain whip costs so little though, that I would just get the proper tool rather than risk damaging the cassette with an improvised set-up.
errr...thats good advice,
forget my crappy leather gloves idea...:D
Yes you can improvise. If you have an old chain you can use a length of it to wrap the cassette and then hold the end of the chain with a vise (or possibly a locking pliers such as a visegrip). Alternatively, you can use a longer length of chain wrapped around the cassette and held by an assistant to keep the cassette from turning while you turn the lockring. Do NOT use your good chain for this as it could damage or twist the chain. Only use chains that you are not going to ride with anymore.
A chain whip costs so little though, that I would just get the proper tool rather than risk damaging the cassette with an improvised set-up.
Some oil filter removal tools will work too, :cool: but the chain whip is cheaper.
Yikes, I was thinking I needed a piece of chain to hold it!!! I was afraid of that. Anyway I can improvise?
Use an old piece of chain and a vise grip to steady your cassette.
Some oil filter removal tools will work too, :cool: but the chain whip is cheaper.
OK I got the chain whip and removed the part that holds everything on. Now I only switched the rings themselves but I notice my durace cassette moves much more freely then the one on my spinergy Aero's. Should I change everything? Is it easy to remove that part too (the center part that makes the bearing sounds - not sure what it is called)?
OK I got the chain whip and removed the part that holds everything on. Now I only switched the rings themselves but I notice my durace cassette moves much more freely then the one on my spinergy Aero's. Should I change everything? Is it easy to remove that part too (the center part that makes the bearing sounds - not sure what it is called)?
Put down your tools and step away from your wheels!!!! You really can't compare two different hubs as how they "feel". If you just figured out how to change a cassette, you probably need to learn a bit more before tacking a hub overhaul.
Put down your tools and step away from your wheels!!!! You really can't compare two different hubs as how they "feel". If you just figured out how to change a cassette, you probably need to learn a bit more before tacking a hub overhaul.Which part is actually the cassette? I have built a wheel in the past. I don't want to change hubs. The hub is what the spokes are connected to correct? I don't want to change that. The rings with the teeth on them, what are they called? I removed them but did not change the part in the center of it.
Which part is actually the cassette?
Dude, www.parktool.com Read it, learn it, live it..............
Dude, www.parktool.com (http://www.parktool.com/) Read it, learn it, live it..............Thats a big help. Thanks.
[QUOTE=voodoo58]Thats a big help. Thanks.[/QUOTE
How do I know if I have some bad bearings in my hub. It sounds strange to me. Like there is a bearing that is loose inside. Would a hub on a spinergy Xaero have bearing that run loose inside? What would a bad bearing sound like? I bought these wheels off a guy on ebay!
[QUOTE=voodoo58]Thats a big help. Thanks.[/QUOTE
How do I know if I have some bad bearings in my hub. It sounds strange to me. Like there is a bearing that is loose inside. Would a hub on a spinergy Xaero have bearing that run loose inside? What would a bad bearing sound like? I bought these wheels off a guy on ebay!
Usually you'd experience excessive lateral play.
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