When I removed the cassette this came with it. It’s pretty gauged up but idk what’s acceptable. I filed away most of the burrs.
by OkStation4360
When I removed the cassette this came with it. It’s pretty gauged up but idk what’s acceptable. I filed away most of the burrs.
by OkStation4360
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No, just send it. Shit happens because of the aluminium hub bodies. It doesn’t affect the ride, it just makes removing the cassette a little bit harder.
The asymmetrical wear could be due to the cassette not being tightened properly.
It’s extremely common on alloy freehubs. You can just file the little burrs and reinstall the cassette
I have found that on alloy freehub bodies, removing the body from the hub, placing it on an anvil/vise flat and using a small steel hammer, tap down the raised aluminum as much as you can before filing. This work hardens the material and makes it more resistant to being ‘pushed’ out again (or at least as fast). Then lightly file any small bumps to make it easy to install/remove cogs. It’s surprising how well this works.
Send it until there’s actual play in the cassette, then replace.
Pretty normal. You can file it down smooth and use it . Not really a big issue.