New wheel spacers and chain removal

Choddo
Choddo Posts: 16
edited February 2013 in The workshop
Hi

I'm upgrading some Racing5s to Racing Zeros. Shimano freehub. The new hub is an 11speed, whereas I don't think the old one was. The new wheels come with a spacer that looks about 3mm thick, which says it should be used against the hub for 9 or 10 speed cassettes (but not 8 and no mention of 11) and has notches for the splines. I'm using a 10sp cassette. The old cassette also has a thin spacer (maybe 1mm) and I'm not sure if I should use just the new Fulcrum one or both?

Also, I'd like to clean the chain properly while I'm doing this but I don't have a replacement "reinforced" peg. Can I just push out the old one (is this the one with the black rivet?) and then push it back in afterwards? Or should I pick up a new peg in the morning and be patient? What's the right thing to do here? I've only removed chains with magic links before. :oops:

Thanks!

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    What model of cassette are you using?
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    and no you do not re use the joining pin. you leave it and push out a different pin and use a new joining pin.

    unless you are going to use a quick link.

    cassettes 8 and 9 are the same with. tiagra 10spd is also the same. other Shimano 10spd need a 1mm spacer to make them the same width.

    11spd no idea.
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  • Choddo
    Choddo Posts: 16
    Thanks guys, I'll pick up a new joining pin in the morning.

    It's an Ultegra 10speed cassette so I guess that means I keep the 1mm spacer (it's on here as #14 so I should have guessed it needs to stay), and then also add the spacer that came with the hub.

    Advice much appreciated, cheers.

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