changing a cassette

k3vinjam3s
k3vinjam3s Posts: 266
edited January 2013 in Road beginners
Gonna be changing my cassette and chain fairly soon and as I'm a total novice in anything other than cleaning my bike I was wanting some advice. Are they any special tools required to take of and replace the cassette?

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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    Big adjustable spanner, the appropriate cassette lockring tool and a chain whip.

    Easy peasy, have a look at park tools. Bear in mind it can take a lot of force to undo, best to arrange the two spanners hrozontally and push down on the wheel (tyre still inflated) in order to undo.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    Or a lockring tool with built in handle but it's all the same.
  • CiB
    CiB Posts: 6,098
    Chain whip is an absolute minimum. If it's a Shimano 105 cassette or higher (Ultegra, Dura-Ace) you'll also need the right socket to fit in a half-inch drive to undo the locking ring. Slide the cogs off and make sure you don't lose any of either the cogs, the spacer rings or the metal spacer that sits at the back.

    These are much easier to clean as all but the first 3 gears are individual cogs. Putting them back is just a case of putting it all back in the right order. If you get that wrong, give everything up. :)
  • tiredofwhiners
    tiredofwhiners Posts: 598
    Its easy peasy - even I managed it and do it regularly to deep clean the rear wheel as its so simple.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Oek25xKJ0
  • smoggysteve
    smoggysteve Posts: 2,909
    While you are changing the cassette over, use the time to inspect and relube your hub (If not sealed types) Though for that you would need a hub cone spanner too.
  • k3vinjam3s
    k3vinjam3s Posts: 266
    watched the bid and seems simple enough. will get the tools needed and have a go. im changing from a 12-25t 9 speed to a 12-27t. will it be a straight forward swap ?
  • freezing77
    freezing77 Posts: 731
    Yes straighforward, use the quick release to hold the lock ring tool in place until it starts to move when you are removing the cassettte. You can then remove the quick release and complete removing the lock ring.

    Using the quick release holds the tool in place and stops it slipping off the splines.
  • k3vinjam3s
    k3vinjam3s Posts: 266
    so which 9 speed chains are recommended? shall i go with the same chain im replacing?
  • migrantwing
    migrantwing Posts: 385
    k3vinjam3s wrote:
    so which 9 speed chains are recommended? shall i go with the same chain im replacing?

    KMC chain with missing link.
    Ghost Race 5000 (2011) Shimano 105 Black
    Carrera TDF (2007)

    http://www.bike-discount.de/#

    http://www.bike24.com/
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,587
    I've started using SRAM chains and find them very good (they also come with the quick link).

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