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Would a 7 speed freehub need a pair of spacers to fit the 7 speed cassette? The mechanic said something about the spacers being added to make the 7 speed cassette work, but I don't remember exactly what he said. Will the new cassette work on the old freehub if it fits regardless of the number of spacers used? Even if it fits without any spacers?
That is kind of the big question. yes, you can use a spacer on a 7 speed cassette to use it on a 8-9-10 speed freehub.
Take the wheel off, and remove the cassette and lets look at what we have. At least take the wheel off and take some close up shots of the cassette area to see if we see spacers.