Cassette has too much play
05-01-06 | 04:38 PM
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Cassette has too much play
I just received a built up wheel with a Powertap hub.
I tried to put my own (Ultegra 10-speed) cassette on it, but when I tighten down the lockring, there's still too much space between the last gear and the base of the hub, so the whole cassette doesn't tighten down.
This isn't a torque problem - even when torqued down appropriately, there's about .020" (about half a millimeter) too much space between the hub shoulder and the smallest gear.
What gives? Am I missing a shim? The hub just isn't compatible? Something else?
I tried to put my own (Ultegra 10-speed) cassette on it, but when I tighten down the lockring, there's still too much space between the last gear and the base of the hub, so the whole cassette doesn't tighten down.
This isn't a torque problem - even when torqued down appropriately, there's about .020" (about half a millimeter) too much space between the hub shoulder and the smallest gear.
What gives? Am I missing a shim? The hub just isn't compatible? Something else?
05-01-06 | 07:07 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselDan
You need that ever so small spacer for a 10-speed cassette to fit an 8/9 freehub.
Now where to get it? Before I posted, I searched Nashbar for 'spacer' and couldn't find it. After you mentioned this, I searched both Nashbar and Performance for 'spacer' and 'shim' - no dice. Any recommendations?
Does the shim go between the hub and cassette (i.e., on the wheel side)? I could make one at work...
05-01-06 | 07:50 PM
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I believe the shim comes with 10-speed cassettes. Try an LBS to see if they have an extra one lying around from a cassette replacement job.
05-02-06 | 07:48 PM
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Originally Posted by ElJamoquio
Thanks!
Now where to get it? Before I posted, I searched Nashbar for 'spacer' and couldn't find it. After you mentioned this, I searched both Nashbar and Performance for 'spacer' and 'shim' - no dice. Any recommendations?
Does the shim go between the hub and cassette (i.e., on the wheel side)? I could make one at work...
Now where to get it? Before I posted, I searched Nashbar for 'spacer' and couldn't find it. After you mentioned this, I searched both Nashbar and Performance for 'spacer' and 'shim' - no dice. Any recommendations?
Does the shim go between the hub and cassette (i.e., on the wheel side)? I could make one at work...
