05-24-2011, 01:57 PM
Hey guys,
Bit of a weird one for you.
I recently attempted to tighten my Sram 9spd cassette because it was rattling and appeared loose.
So I got my cassette tool & adjustable wrench to do the job, then thought hmmm, while I'm here I'll try to get it off without a chainwhip, see if I can. To my surprise, whilst holding the cassette with a rag I managed to remove the cassette.
However, there did not appear to be a freehub underneath it! All that was there was the end of the hub, with the springs/pawls on. I think the freehub may have got stuck inside the cassette and come off with it.
Anyway, I took the axle out, gave it a clean, greased the threaded ends & put it back in. I then slotted the cassette back on & there were these nuts at each end of the axle that needed putting back on. So I put these on, to find that if I tightened them to anything more than snug with my fingers the cassette wouldn't actually spin round! Does anyone know what these nuts are?
I then put the cassette tool back in & tried to re-tighten the cassette with the adjustable wrench. When I pushed down really hard it made kind of crunching noise, or what I can only assume was the cassette 'ratcheting' on tighter & tighter.
Can anyone offer any advice as to what's goin on here?
Cheers
Si
Bit of a weird one for you.
I recently attempted to tighten my Sram 9spd cassette because it was rattling and appeared loose.
So I got my cassette tool & adjustable wrench to do the job, then thought hmmm, while I'm here I'll try to get it off without a chainwhip, see if I can. To my surprise, whilst holding the cassette with a rag I managed to remove the cassette.
However, there did not appear to be a freehub underneath it! All that was there was the end of the hub, with the springs/pawls on. I think the freehub may have got stuck inside the cassette and come off with it.
Anyway, I took the axle out, gave it a clean, greased the threaded ends & put it back in. I then slotted the cassette back on & there were these nuts at each end of the axle that needed putting back on. So I put these on, to find that if I tightened them to anything more than snug with my fingers the cassette wouldn't actually spin round! Does anyone know what these nuts are?
I then put the cassette tool back in & tried to re-tighten the cassette with the adjustable wrench. When I pushed down really hard it made kind of crunching noise, or what I can only assume was the cassette 'ratcheting' on tighter & tighter.
Can anyone offer any advice as to what's goin on here?
Cheers
Si