Originally Posted by
pacificcyclist
It turned out to be wear on the spline and after proper preparations, the cassette went in no problem. My question to you experts is will the spline wear more with the new cassette as I ride hard with it and eventually ruin the splines? I am a bit worried about this as I do ride hard with big gears.
Thanks again Jur and Bruce for your priceless tips!
I wouldn't worry about it too much.. if you shear the splines, then it's time for a new hub body
.. I'd imagine the new 9 speed cassette will have the sprockets working on newer metal as the spacing is different than the 8 speed that came stock..
You can send a check directly to Jur... I'm sure he'll kickback a small fee to me since we're cross continental buds ...