Can you remove centrelock hubs with a cassette remover?

ivancarlos
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Had a go at servicing my back wheel last night. Took the cassette off but I can't get in at the cone flats while the disc is still attached. Looks like the right fitting but cassette remover isn't deep enough to get anywhere near it. Any advice?
I have pain!
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Yeah you should be able to use the cassette tool to remove the lockring (I don't know of any other way of doing it).
I'm not really sure whats going on there as I swapped some center lock rotors around last week for a friend. I had no problem reaching the lockring!
I used a Park Tool remover that looks like this
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... delID=79750 -
Yes you can0
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some times you need to remove some bits off the axle before you can remove the rotor...0
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What about the cone flats at the other side of the hub?0
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No because the freehub gets in the way.
It seems that the cassette remover doesn't have a deep enough recess in the centre to accomodate the end of the axle on the non-drive side.I have pain!0 -
Ah yess, you did say back wheel lol.
It is true that there a different variations of cassette tool, some with centre pins, some with deeper splines etc.0 -
the newer Shimano versions use the HT2 BB tool."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
Parktools :?:SheldonBrown0 -
ivancarlos wrote:No because the freehub gets in the way.
It seems that the cassette remover doesn't have a deep enough recess in the centre to accomodate the end of the axle on the non-drive side.
What tool are you using ? I used Park Tool FR5 to do the job.0 -
Its one with a centre pin from a set I got from Mike Dyason a few years ago (Bikehand I think?). Think I will have to buy a newer one.I have pain!0
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Yep some wont go in deep enough to get purchase on the centre lock, mine was the same but the Park one I borrowed was deep enough to work.0