Remove cassette of a freehub
#1
Remove cassette of a freehub
Hi folks,
So I started converting my rearwheel to a fixed gear earlier today, however it turned out my wheel is a freehub and not a freewheel.
I took out pretty much everything that i could get to and now i am left with my wheel without it's pivot, having only the cassette attached to it. I have been searching thru the internet and can't find much info on this. Does anyone know how i could get to remove that cassette?
From there i would follow this https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/arti...anula/freehub/ to fix it, as i'd like to have nothing to pay except the cog.
Thank you for the help
Niko
So I started converting my rearwheel to a fixed gear earlier today, however it turned out my wheel is a freehub and not a freewheel.
I took out pretty much everything that i could get to and now i am left with my wheel without it's pivot, having only the cassette attached to it. I have been searching thru the internet and can't find much info on this. Does anyone know how i could get to remove that cassette?
From there i would follow this https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/arti...anula/freehub/ to fix it, as i'd like to have nothing to pay except the cog.
Thank you for the help
Niko
#2
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Bikes: 2008 Novara Randonee - love it. Previous bikes:Motobecane Mirage, 1972 Moto Grand Jubilee (my fave), Jackson Rake 16, 1983 C'dale ST500.
How about Google remove cassette to remove the cogs, and remove freehub body so that you can follow the cited procedure? However, I'm not recommending you do so, just letting you know how to get the parts off.
Last edited by cny-bikeman; 03-07-13 at 06:27 PM.
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If its an old early freehub, you remove it with a pair of chainwhips with them on the 2 smallest cogs and twist apart. if its a later freehub, you remove with a chainwhip tool and the proper freehub tool.
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It would be easier to just buy a proper fixed gear or flip-flop wheel to begin with if you aren't well versed in freehub mechanics. They aren't expensive.
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From there i would follow this https://www.fixedgeargallery.com/arti...anula/freehub/ to fix it, as i'd like to have nothing to pay except the cog.
#6
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Syracuse, NY
Bikes: 2008 Novara Randonee - love it. Previous bikes:Motobecane Mirage, 1972 Moto Grand Jubilee (my fave), Jackson Rake 16, 1983 C'dale ST500.
Very strange - the 3rd pic shows the drilling, next one tapping, but it does not show putting in the cap screws. I don't know if it's just dependent on friction against the inner part of the body or (hopefully) he drilled a bit further. Either way I would not depend on it.





