Hi Everyone, I ordered a shimano rear set, it arrived with a slightly chipped tooth. I don't really want to fuss with shipping it back but I don't want it to be a problem either. I'm thinking about just cleaning up the edges with a file and putting it on anyway. I've attached a picture of the questionable tooth and normal one from another section. Is this something to worry about?
by 1964911
3 Comments
Softening the edges with a file or sandpaper will be perfect. You will have no problems with this.
It will be fine. It’s probably grounds for a warranty claim, but if you don’t want to deal with sending it back, it won’t cause any problems.
The largest cogs are the lowest-stress cogs on the teeth, and SRAM has proven that cassette cogs even work with intentionally *missing* teeth (check out the old OpenGlide cassettes). One slightly chipped tooth won’t cause any problems.
yeah clean it up a little with a file/sandpaper and you’ll be good to go. I’ve ridden with cassettes (and chainrings) missing multiple teeth and never have had a real issue. Sometimes I’d get a slow shift if I shifted right when the missing tooth was in line with the derailleur but its hardly noticeable and doesn’t happen frequently.