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    Is this casette play too much?

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    2. Griigoriiss on

      I’m far from being an expert but I think that a cassette should have very little or no play at all.

    6. Rik_Looik on

      You could see if your cassette isn’t on there properly, whether there’s a spacer missing, or whether your free hub needs to be tightened.

      I also had this problem, though on my roadbike with 105.

      Cassette definitely couldn’t be on any tighter, and then I saw the play was on the freehub. Brought the wheel to the mechanic, he looked at it, thought it was a goner at first, but then he just tightened it, and it’s all good now.

      This much play will almost certainly cause issues when shifting, though, or noise when riding in general.

    7. Gloomy_Travel2126 on

      Zero play on a cassette, either your freehub body is somehow cooked, bearings have collapsed, or its not threaded onto the freehub correctly.

    9. patsch_ on

      Had the same issue and similar amount of play when I forgot a 1.85 mm spacer on a Shimano HG-EV hub, but already noticed the play when assembling. So wouldn’t be surprised if someone changed the cassette here and forgot a spacer, though I don’t know SRAM.

    10. bidooOri on

      I had the same on a shimano 105 11-34 cassette, I discovered I needed a spacer for this, unlike my old 11-32. Was perfect after.

    12. mtbboy1993 on

      If the model number ei scprrwct that’s an xd driver cassette, try removing it check for play in the freehub, if none put it back on and tighten to spec.

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