cassette removal.. im i missing something :S?

gaffy

i want the cassette of my rs80 wheels and im not having much luck

i specifically ordered the x tools chain whip to give me a hand and i dont understand why its not off already

shimano 105 cassette rs 80 wheels...





somebody help me please...

im applying loads of force as showin in the photo.. spanners going anticlockwise and the chain whip to stop the cassette moving..

thanks!

napoleond

Even more force? It can take a hell of a lot if seized...

juankerr

Are you standing behind the wheel, spanner and chain whip at about 3 o'clock & 9 o'clock? That normally works for me. Do you have a bigger spanner? Little spray of WD40 might help on the lock ring too.

www.richtreen.co.uk

Slide a bit of bar over your spanner to make like easier.

Yossie

As above - the technical term is to "mash the fecker" - they can be very tight indeed, so lots of leverage and brute force, but be careful for when it goes it will spin right round and you'll end up smacking yourself with something (floor/wheel/whip/spanner) and skinning your knuckles apart on the cassette.

When doing up - lots of copperslip and torque to 40Nm

keef66

+1 to Juankerr's post. Stand with wheel against your legs, cassette facing away from you, chain whip and spanner horizontal, and push down with all your weight on both.

anto164

And put some thick gloves on..

The amount of times i've skinned my knuckes when undoing a cassette is crazy.. Anyone would have thought i would have learned by now!

nweststeyn

leverage is your friend

crescent

If you have access to a vice then lock your cassette removal tool in the vice and turn the wheel. Much more leverage that way and less likely to flay the skin from your knuckles when it eventually releases.

markos1963

Also before applying large amounts of motive force pop the skewer through the cassette tool to stop it twisting out under load.