Knowing how to remove and replace the cassette (the cogs on the rear wheel) on your bike is an important and easy task that any home mechanic should get familiar with. Why would you want to remove your cassette? Well, if you ride your bike a lot and you don’t clean it as ...
First you’ll have toremove the rear wheelfrom your bike. Then in some rare cases the axle nuts will be too big to allow the freewheel tool to slide into the freewheel, so you’ll have to overhaul the hub to remove them first. Now slide the freewheel remover into the freewheel and...
Remove Rear Wheel Removal and installation of the rear wheel has a few extra steps because of the gear cluster. Just like the front wheel, you’ll need to release the rear brake by unhooking the cable or deflating the tire. Next, adjust your rear shifter until the chain is on the smalle...
To check your hub type, remove your rear wheel from the bike and look near the smallest cog on the cassette. If you see a lockring sitting outside the smallest cog (it will typically be marked with the word "lock"), then you have a cassette freehub....
If you’re overhauling the rear hub, you’ll need to remove the cassette or freewheel before you begin. Carefully remove any seals that may be protecting the cone and locknut. Place the wheel on its side and slide a cone wrench onto the cone flats, and then loosen the left, or non-...
you ride your bike, your chain wears down the teeth on the rear sprockets; the smaller sprockets tend to wear quicker than the larger ones. You may need to replace the entire cassette or just one or two of the worn sprockets. It's relatively easy to remove rear sprockets for replacement...
Tighten the top cap just enough to hold it in place. Remove the rear wheel and cassette or freewheel, and open the hubs on both wheels to check for grease. Add more grease as needed and then adjust the hub cones so they spin freely with very little play. See the hub overhaul ...
Determine whether your chain has a reusable master link or quick link. If so, unclick it and pull the chain free. If not, use a chain removal tool to remove the chain Take off the rear wheel, cassette, and the chainrings Use a rag to clean the derailleur pulleys ...
Removing and refitting rear wheel on belt drive bike? Latest post 2 weeks ago I have a Gazelle Esprit belt drive bike with hub gears which has a rear puncture. Can someone advise me on how to remove and refit the wheel? I'm aware that it can be quite complicated, but I have no...
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