How do I remove this particular cassette?
03-19-17 | 11:24 AM
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How do I remove this particular cassette?
I have this Shimano Exage hub and 6 speed cassette on it. I want to remove the cassette and soak / clean it for obvious reasons. How is this thing held on? There is no lock ring. Looks like an actual freehub on there so I doubt this is a freewheel. There is a tab on the freehub to whack it off counterclockwise but will that remove the whole freehub?
03-19-17 | 11:47 AM
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Also looks like a 6 speed cassette on a 7 speed freehub. Not that that's necessarily a problem, but if you want to go up another cog, you've got the room to do so.
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03-19-17 | 12:56 PM
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What does the outer sprocket screw into? It's already sitting over the hub splines. I tried the 2 chain whip thing and broke one of my chain whips and whacked my elbow. Ouch. I believe Sheldon's article did mention something about the emergency room. Anywho, I may have to go to the LBS, Howard at Action Bikes on Pat Booker will probably remove it for free.
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03-19-17 | 01:35 PM
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This job responds much better to steady torque than to hammering on chain whip handles.
My favorite way is to arrange the whips so the handles are roughly 180° apart, lay the wheel on a bench, braced against my belly, and pull the chips towards me.
Or you can clamp one whip in a vise, with the business end hanging out the side. Then set up the wheel and use the other to try to turn it.
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03-19-17 | 02:00 PM
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Looks like a 6 sp on a 7 sp spline, so whoever put this thing on probably went all the way to the bottom of the threads....and just kept going, making it difficult to remove.
03-19-17 | 03:07 PM
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I stand the wheel on the ground, position the chain whips 180° apart, and use my body weight to provide torque.
03-19-17 | 03:09 PM
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I do that but only up to a limit. However, I don't suggest it to strangers because some over commit and when the sprocket pops loose end up falling on their heads.
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