I have a cassette removal tool and a chain whip, i’ve watched the park tool video and tried removing it by using the chain whip and turning the tool counter clockwise, but even using a lot of force it won’t budge. If i turn the tool clockwise, after a lot of force there is a ratchet sound.
Thanks!
by delboytrot
6 Comments
Looks like a cassette. You need a cassette removable tool, you can pick them up from Amazon or a reputable online store pretty cheap. You will also need a chain whip to hold the cassette while you unscrew it. Again online stores have have what you need.
Make sure your tool is a freewheel remover (like a Park Tool FR-1.3) and not a cassette tool (FR-5.2). While they look similar, freewheel tools have deeper splines to reach into the hub.
You will want to turn counter clockwise. Put the tool in a vice and turn the wheel like a steering wheel.
hello OP, this is a cassette, and they are commonly overtightened, so you need to wrench on it really hard, some penetrating oil might help, are you using the chain whip in the biggest cog? are you turning the right direction? (counter-clockwise looking from the front)
More leverage! Recently had an old wheel where i had to use a 1 meter long extension on the cassette removal tool to get it going.
It’s easy to check. When you insert the tool, Can you rotate the tool at all? If you can use it to spin the sprockets backwards, its a cassette with a lock ring (looks a lot like it) and you’ll need to loosen the lock ring counterclockwise while holding the sprockets with the chain whip. If you can’t move it at all by hand, the freewheel assembly is screwed to the hub. Remove it counter clockwise (you can use the tool in a vise, as described above).
Cassette, sounds like you’re doing the right thing. They can be really tight.
You kind of want to put the wheel on the ground and do 6 and 3 o’clock, but it’s tricky because of the freewheeling effect so I think it helps to try and grab a few spokes in the same hand as the chain whip (probably your left hand)
When you turn the tool clockwise and hear a click you are tightening the cassette.