Changing rear cassette

READ:

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=48

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/k7.html

In article <[email hidden]>,
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Quoted message said:

Hi guys, How do I take off my 9 speed casette from my rear wheel and
out it on a new rear wheel? daft question to the expert, hard question
for the novice like me... hence the question.

YOu will need the appropiate tool to remove the cassette lockring. Once you do
that, it just slips on and off.
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Alex

Alex Rodriguez said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Hi guys, How do I take off my 9 speed casette from my rear wheel and
out it on a new rear wheel? daft question to the expert, hard question
for the novice like me... hence the question.

YOu will need the appropiate tool to remove the cassette lockring. Once you do
that, it just slips on and off.

Better not forget the chain whip, or you'll spend hours chasing that
cassette around and around and around and around....

(see Sheldon's article)

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
http://www.habcycles.com
Home of the $795 ti frame

On Mon, 01 May 2006 22:45:39 -0700, Mark Hickey <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Alex Rodriguez said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Hi guys, How do I take off my 9 speed casette from my rear wheel and
out it on a new rear wheel? daft question to the expert, hard question
for the novice like me... hence the question.

YOu will need the appropiate tool to remove the cassette lockring. Once you do
that, it just slips on and off.

Better not forget the chain whip, or you'll spend hours chasing that
cassette around and around and around and around....

There's also the option of a certain lockring tool that's used *on*
the bike...

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(see Sheldon's article)

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Mark Hickey said:

Alex Rodriguez said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
[email hidden] says...

Quoted message said:

Hi guys, How do I take off my 9 speed casette from my rear wheel and
out it on a new rear wheel? daft question to the expert, hard question
for the novice like me... hence the question.

YOu will need the appropiate tool to remove the cassette lockring. Once you do
that, it just slips on and off.

Better not forget the chain whip, or you'll spend hours chasing that
cassette around and around and around and around....

(see Sheldon's article)

If you don't have a chain whip, you can use a piece of chain held with
Vice-Grips to immobilize the cassette. Use an old, worn-out chain. If
you don't have that, sometimes you can jam a screwdriver through the
spokes into the back side of the cassette to hold it in place. Both
methods have worked fine for me- but that's because I can't find my
chain whips in my junk pile of a garage.

Jeff
"Old bike mechanics never die- they just disappear under the spare
parts."

Jeff suggested:

Quoted message said:

...sometimes you can jam a screwdriver through the
spokes into the back side of the cassette to hold it in place.

YIKES! ONLY IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!

Buy the proper tools otherwise.

D'ohBoy

D'ohBoy said:

Jeff suggested:

Quoted message said:

...sometimes you can jam a screwdriver through the
spokes into the back side of the cassette to hold it in place.

YIKES! ONLY IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT!

Buy the proper tools otherwise.

D'ohBoy

Why? What are you suggesting would happen? I've done this dozens of
times over the years, and I've never experienced anything adverse. No
broken spokes, damaged hubs, or bent tools.

The cassette lockring shouldn't be tightened particularly tight- only
enough to hold the cassette on. It's serrated to keep it from
loosening, also.

Jeff