Sometimes all you need is a firm shock from a hammer strike to break it loose.
B_likethletter on
It’s a tight one normally. Make sure you’re turning it the correct way and if you can, position it on the floor so you can drop your weight straight down on the levers. Maybe add a breaker bar on them if you have something handy.
BlindEye_Twin on
Is it really a cassette ? Because it does kinda looks like a freewheel. A picture without the tools should help.
If it’s a freewheel you don’t need a chainwhip and you should be able to unscrew it with the other tool and more leverage or a vise.
If it’s a cassette that is really stuck you need to increase your leverage with a breaker bar or a long tube
HelioSeven on
Isn’t that a freewheel, not a cassette? In which case you’re just pushing against yourself with the chain vise…
DiagonalSandwich on
Inflate tire to sidewall spec, place wheel perpendicular to the end of a wall. Turn wrench towards the wall.
Edit: this assumes it’s a freewheel which it kinda looks like but we’d need to see the pedros wrench removed.
HG1998 on
That’s not a cassette but a freewheel. You don’t need the chain whip for that, just turn.
Wolfy35 on
If that is as others have said a freewheel not a cassette you remove it with the tool in the centre only what you are doing by leaning on both is holding it in place
DuhPandha on
Get a metal pipe for more leverage
smellyelephantballs on
Assuming this was a cassette, bringing the two tools close together and wrapping old inner tubes around them is the hack I’ve used with success. But I think this is a freewheel
neutronbomb10 on
Get a hairdryer on it
GenericName187 on
It is indeed a freewheel as it is marked MF-TZ50. MF stands for multiple freewheel.
You need a freewheel tool (Park tool FR-1.3)(deeper splines) and stop using the chainwhip pliers
Good thing it’s not “hella” stuck; those are a bigger pain.
jugganaut159 on
Have you tried a penetrating oil?
jojo-beans8 on
I saw the most ingenious idea. You can use an old 1 inch bar stem to remove these freewheels. You just remove the axle and insert the bar stem inside the freewheel tighten it up and use a handle bar to unscrew it.
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Sometimes all you need is a firm shock from a hammer strike to break it loose.
It’s a tight one normally. Make sure you’re turning it the correct way and if you can, position it on the floor so you can drop your weight straight down on the levers. Maybe add a breaker bar on them if you have something handy.
Is it really a cassette ? Because it does kinda looks like a freewheel. A picture without the tools should help.
If it’s a freewheel you don’t need a chainwhip and you should be able to unscrew it with the other tool and more leverage or a vise.
If it’s a cassette that is really stuck you need to increase your leverage with a breaker bar or a long tube
Isn’t that a freewheel, not a cassette? In which case you’re just pushing against yourself with the chain vise…
Inflate tire to sidewall spec, place wheel perpendicular to the end of a wall. Turn wrench towards the wall.
https://youtu.be/KVCOjZ4wCgA?is=RpIsV8LlwDANVA-k
Edit: this assumes it’s a freewheel which it kinda looks like but we’d need to see the pedros wrench removed.
That’s not a cassette but a freewheel. You don’t need the chain whip for that, just turn.
If that is as others have said a freewheel not a cassette you remove it with the tool in the centre only what you are doing by leaning on both is holding it in place
Get a metal pipe for more leverage
Assuming this was a cassette, bringing the two tools close together and wrapping old inner tubes around them is the hack I’ve used with success. But I think this is a freewheel
Get a hairdryer on it
It is indeed a freewheel as it is marked MF-TZ50. MF stands for multiple freewheel.
You need a freewheel tool (Park tool FR-1.3)(deeper splines) and stop using the chainwhip pliers
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/determining-cassette-freewheel-type?
https://www.parktool.com/en-us/blog/repair-help/freewheel-removal-and-installation?
That’s a freewheel my dawg, no chain whip needed
Good thing it’s not “hella” stuck; those are a bigger pain.
Have you tried a penetrating oil?
I saw the most ingenious idea. You can use an old 1 inch bar stem to remove these freewheels. You just remove the axle and insert the bar stem inside the freewheel tighten it up and use a handle bar to unscrew it.