Old Rear Cassette removal......problems

equinefunk

Hi, I've just bought some new wheel & wanted to swap over my old cassette. This cassette is on really tightly I have broken my chain whip twice trying to get it off.

So two things have you got any tips to remove? (It simply will not budge I have a 6" long adjustable but I can apply a fair bit of force hence the broken chain whip. I am getting a long wrench tomorrow, I have applied Plusgas to to it as well)

It is a Shimano HG50 rear cassette & about 5 year old, should I just leave it on the wheel & get a new one?

BTW when the chain whip broke my hand flew into the sprocket & one of the teeth went through my thumbnail..... so it's proving a difficult fix.

-liam-

Got a vice handy ?

Grip cassette tool in vice, attach wheel and turn. Extra leverage of gripping the tyre/wheel will get it off.

If you don't have access to a vice, just pop it down you lbs and ask them nicely. Perhaps buy a puncture kit for their trouble lol. It will take them 30 seconds.

nicklouse

5 years old and it is most likely worn out.

-Liam-
the Vice wont really help.

just use the right tools and press down.


Or

Anonymous

you need a big tool. Like this...

equinefunk

I've got a big tool!!! :shock:

My vice is too close to a wall, to use on the wheel.

I was thinking by the time I buy new tools I might as well buy a new cassette.

rhyko7

get someone to help-its much easier with 2 people one on the whip and the other one holds wheel and spanner

nyanza

Well you can still make good use of the vice if you have an old chain knocking about. Clamp the old chain in the vice and loop it around the cassette - this is your new and improved chain whip. Hold the wheel still by wedging it against the wall or vice edge by leaning on it. Then use your new wrench to undo the lock ring without having to worry about holding a chain whip in place. I use this method all the time.

equinefunk

Thanks for the advice guys. I closely inspected it & decided just to get a new one Cassette. It was £22 at GO-Outdoors which was £15 cheaper than my LBS.

Got it fitted yesterday, but have now got to shim my Hope Calipers & get that running true.