Hello! I'm having issues with one of my gears not engaging properly.
The 6th (of 7) of my gears does not pedal correctly – you can pedal but it makes a grinding noise and doesn't actually push the bike along.
I've had a quick go at indexing but that hasn't solved it – I've found the issue isn't that it is missing the gear but rather that the gear is moving independently of the others. The chain pulls the gear along and it rotates without the rest of the gears and the wheel rotating.
I'm struggling to find any advice on this – everything about gears just tells me to try indexing. Is this a case of "tightening" the gear somehow (it seems to have a slightly greater gap than the others) or is the whole mechanism bust?
Any advice appreciated! Thanks.
Back gear rotating independently of others
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by Efficiency_Sure
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The gears (bike only has rear).
https://preview.redd.it/bxynl2t2rued1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=39d89b6fd9bd29e7906c06221a04464e17951422
Oh nice one! That’s a first. She’s fucked. Needs cassette or freewheel and or hub on the wheel so maybe cheaper to find a second-hand wheel to get it all in one
Might only need a new freewheel. Very cheap but can be tough to replace as they sometimes get torqued on pretty good. You’ll need specific tools and a long wrench. LBS should be able to help a t a decent price. If you take the wheel out, post a photo. It’ll be easier to identify if it is indeed a freewheel.
That’s just your neutral gear🌝
Looks like a cassette (not a freewheel) to me and the lock ring worked itself loose. All those high gears aren’t on the freehub body anymore.
If you remove the wheel from the bike you should be able to reinstall everything with a cassette lock ring tool and a decently sized crescent wrench.
Dude, I need to see that disassembled!