Wonky Cassette Removal?

Do you want to keep the cassette ? If not assuming it's a screw on type cassette you can get it off by following this http://sheldonbrown.com/freewheels.html#disassembly and the "Removal by Destruction" description - you're going to need access to a vice though and you'll have bearings and stuff going everywhere - I've done it and had to move axle spacers and re-dish the wheel afterwards to get the new single speed freewheel to line up with the chainline

broken_77 [quote]hippy Don't touch the two hole thing for now.. you'll just spill freewheel bearing everywhere.
Put it back in your bike and then use a chainwhip to try and undo the smallest cog (or use two whips).
Do you have a cone spanner? If the splined tool doesn't fit in deep enough you might have to remove that cone locknut (the skinny hex nut thing on the axle)

spill bearing???? it says on the thing sealed mechanism.....sounds like cartridge to me........so no spilling unless you are planning to stab to poor freewheel,which you may as well do out of anger after you just spent money for two whips you had just bought...or whip yourself with them..as a proper christian........but i only guess.....[/quote]

This is why i say "i think" not "i know" because i've only got a single picture to go on..

It LOOKS like it might be the older style screw on cluster which is why I provided the above instructions. You don't need two whips (as I said) you can use one and a bike to hold the cluster in place.
If it is one of the older style freewheels then removing the two-pin-ring will remove the freewheel and drop bearings all over the place.
I've not read that park tool thing so there's quite likely another version i've not seen (i never used 600 stuff - too good for me). I just called it like I saw it.
Off to Park Tools to educate myself..

I googled the code on ads image and found this: http://www.sjscycles.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=5519&src=froogle

This image appears to have threaded end on the freewheel guts which makes me think you can use the splined tool to remove everything from the wheel AND you can use the two chainwhips to remove the small cog and rest of the sprockets. The FR-1C tool that broken77 suggested will probably take the whole lot of the hub and then you could use a screw on freewheel perhaps. Unless you wanted to use one of the existing sprockets on that freewheel, in which case the 2 whip way might be more useful. Again, it's hard for me to tell with these dodgy pics and no hands-on.

I think I will buy a load of tools tomorrow and give it a crack. Tools are always useful and I am keen to build up a stock of them. Anyone know if Cavendish cycles stock these? I work near Euston so could pop by?

Hippy::-)
aha i thought he wanted the whole cassette out to use single bmx freewheel...thats why i havent even acknowledged the chainwhip method;-)....
sory fer mi errorgance boss, i gif you an arrospok as a givt av appissmeant,no????or maiby me farst wive????

:)

i got the tool if you want to borrow it gimme a shout so you wont need to buy it.

Bought myself that Park tool today and it worked a treat. Nearly broke my arm off turning the wrench but I did it in the end. Thanks for all the help!

does anyone know how to remove the cassette from an old wheel, or just take sprockets off? (so i am left with a one or two cassette)

thanks

If it's an old wheel, could it be a freewheel, rather than a cassette? If yes, see below:

A good thread here

http://www.lfgss.com/thread14959.html

And a good link here

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto.asp?id=48

If not, ignore what I just said

Loic

Thanks!