I'd just taken my bike off the trainer, preparing to put my rear wheel back on when the wheel slipped, cassette came off and dropped to the floor. Damage to this innermost ring of the mechanism.
Can someone identify this piece for me? It's a Shimano cassette – do I need a brand-specific replacement?
by SirDigbySelfie-Stick
6 Comments
Looks like a pawl has popped out of place. There are 2 others to use as a reference. Wipe the grease off and fit the loose pawl so it matches the others. Add some new grease and refit to the hub twisting it in the freewheel direction and it should slip back into place.
You can just put the pawl (the little thingy that came loose) back. See how the others are placed. Then put the cassette and hub back.
That is a free hub which I’m assuming is the one that belongs to the trainer? Doesn’t look broken, one of the pawls just popped out.
The freehub body has come off the hub along with the cassette. And one of the pawls has fallen out. You should be able to put it back in the slot it came out of. So that it matches the remaining ones
Clean the grease off it so we can see the damage. Unless you mean the pawl that fell out in which case just put it back in and it’ll be fine, but clean it and give it some fresh grease anyway
Ahh this all sets my mind at rest, many thanks everyone. I’ve popped it back in now.