Originally Posted by
bikecommuter13
I have just installed a new cassette. I have noticed that the wheel is stopping too fast without brakes when I put it on a bike stand and turning it. At the back of the cassette, there are 3 small screws. Am I supposed to remove them before installing? Are they the cause for the slowness?
If the screws/rivets/whatever that hold the cassette together were rubbing they would move the cassette/chain/cranks on overrun, I see no sign of that. If the cassette/lockring/chain//rim/tyre aren't rubbing then your problem is the hub bearings - it seems likely that they are seriously over-tightened (probably because the drive side cone locknut was loose allowing bearing drag to auto-tighten the cone). Or the axle might be bent/broken.