I don’t know how I’ve managed to get so much grit/sand between my freehub and cassette. Perhaps I’ve somehow degreased it internally? If that’s a thing?
Replace? Or disassemble, clean, reassemble – which I’ve never done?
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by LouisMXV
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Replace. Its like 10-15€ for a new one vs 1-2h of fiddeling with small bearings and in the end you might still need to replace it
That’s a freewheel, not a cassette, and you should probably replace it.
drip some thin oil, like tri flow, into the backside and it will be sounding like new in no time.
Tbh I would just ride it as long as it works and doesn’t impact rideability in a negative way. At least if I just wanted to save some bucks. Servicing this part is pretty much a pain in the ass especially since replacements are dirt cheap.
As said, it’s a freewheel. Full service is considered generally not worth it, although I personally love doing it.
So, unless you want to learn and find it fun, you have two options :
– good solution : replacement. Any freewheel will screw on the hub, but match the number of cogs to this one (7 speed ?)
– quick and dirty : you can revive it from the outside. ~~The pawls are no longer engaging because the ratchet mechanism is all packed with a thick mix of grease and muck. Dripping a solvent into it, then thin oil, then thicker oil, will may it work again. Impossible to tell for how long~~
Edit : just noticed the video is mirrored, I thought the freewheel was spinning freely in the drive direction. My options still stand but you also have the option of running it until it’s too much. The mechanism doesn’t engage when you’re pedaling, only chen coasting, so there’s no energy penalty.
stop making that noise
I love that in the first five comments, we have gotten just about every iteration of what is possible to do. there are 2 “replace” so I guess that’s the winner?