Originally Posted by
rpenmanparker
Yes really. That freehub has many thousands of miles left on it. File the raised lumps down to the level of the tops of the splines. It will be fine. But it is mainly not such a big deal because you can just get a new one to replace it if and when that is necessary...which is not for a long time from now.
This is from my main bike. Getting the cassette off was a BIG deal, trust me. I doubt you've ever had to deal with such a situation, so tell me how you would have removed the cassette, in theory. No fair searching.