fitting new rear cassette
andy610
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im getting some shimano r561 wheels for my trek pilot 1.0 is it easy to fit a new shimano hg 50 cassette on the back wheel and will i need a torque wrench
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Torque wrench isn't that important.
But you do need a chainwhip and cassette removal tool (+ spanner or torque wrench)
Chainwhip
Cassette Removal tool
I've only selected those tools as examples as what you need, somewhere else might have them cheaper/better.0 -
but if you are fitting a new cassette to a new wheel then the cassette toll is the only thing needed and a Gert big spanner
"Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
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which spanner is required for this job0
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A big adjustable one!0
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and watch out for the spacers!!!!
There'll be some plastic spacers between some of the cogs ... be careful when you remove the new cassette from the packing that you keep it all in the right order (cogs are obvious of course, but the spacers aren't so obvious as they don't go between every cog) .... if that makes sense :oops:
And don't overtighten the new cassette either
It's great to be .....0 -
Just out of interest, a cycle cassette has sprockets, not cogs.
A cog is part of a gear, and a gear wheel meshes with another gear wheel, no chain. Its a bit pedantic I know, but it is the correct term. If you are interested,0 -
hodsgod wrote:Just out of interest, a cycle cassette has sprockets, not cogs.
A cog is part of a gear, and a gear wheel meshes with another gear wheel, no chain. Its a bit pedantic I know, but it is the correct term. If you are interested,
Why do the yanks call them "Cogsets" then? I also call them sprockets but it's obvious what he was talking about - it gets difficult when people talk about things like "quick release saddle" that things begin to get a bit difficult.0
