Road Bike Rear Cassette Loose
A discerning ear will hear an extra ta donk noise as the rider begins to pedal.
Road bike rear cassette loose. Pedals turn but rear wheel doesn t bike won t move how to fix duration. Any suggestions would be appreciated. My problem is that the cassette is loose on the hub. Ken hiatt jul 24 13 at 4 59.
Rj the bike guy 152 536 views. I knew straight away what it was because nothing else on road bikes makes quite as loud and metallic a sound. To tighten the cassette remove the rear wheel from the bike and unscrew and remove the quick release skewer from the wheel. Most road bike cassettes have an 11 12 or 13 tooth smallest sprocket then between 21 and 32 teeth on the largest sprocket.
What had happened is the cassette lockring had loosened. Watch and learn how to. When the bike is on a workstand with the freehub engaged wheel is spinning and cassette is stopped i m seeing some wobble in the cassette. Another term for the group of rear sprockets but really refers to the older.
I have 3 rear wheels 2 bikes and have rotated wheels around in an attempt to isolate the. It s easy to diagnose a loose cassette hold the rear wheel in one hand and the cassette in the other and slide it along the axle. The other morning on my short almost all downhill commute to the office my cervelo s5 started making an awful rattle. Cluster of sprockets at the rear of the drivetrain containing up to 11 gears of various sizes.
Just encountered a bike today that had a mix of 9 speed and 10 speed drivetrain components and inspection showed a loose cassette it was a 10 speed. Shimano cassette a bit loose on rear cassette hub so last night i was going to clean the cassette on my specialized hardrock after dismounting the cassette i felt it needed to be replaced because it was pretty worn down so i was off to the store and got a new cassette of the same model as the original a shimano cs hg31 8. If it moves even a little bit it s loose. How to change a cassette on a bike.
Alright i have a rear xt disc hub and an xt 9 speed cassette i don t remember the numbers 11 34 maybe. I ve noticed a problem with one of my rear wheels. A loose cassette stack causes poor shifting and increases wear to the freehub splines. Tool up to fix a loose cassette.
Doubt this had anything to do with the 9 10 mix but i guess it could have. It slides on okay and i ve tightened everything up as much as possible without breaking it but it s still loose.