problem with new cassette

clipper
clipper Posts: 60
edited June 2008 in MTB workshop & tech
hi, i've fitted a new XT cassette onto a Hope Pro II hub. everything disassembled and went back together fine (i think). now i've put the chain back on the freewheel seems tight i.e. if i spin the wheel forward it carries the cassette with it causing the crank to rotate and the wheel to stop. did i over tighten something (lock ring maybe) or does it just need to bed-in? cheers.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    how did the free hub spin before?
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  • clipper
    clipper Posts: 60
    absolutely fine. now when i push the bike, the cranks spin like on a fixie!
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    undo the lock ring and? it free wheels fine? sounds like you are missing something in the cassette. a spacer and the lockring is then pressing on the bearing cover...
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
    Parktools :?:SheldonBrown

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